183 185 187 & 189 Salthill Road Upper, Salthill (with frontages onto Seapoint Promenade & Quincentennial Drive), Galway
Demolition of buildings to construct a mixed-use development with a leisure centre, retail, café, and 8 residential units.
21275 · Galway City Council · Lodged 25 August 2021
- Reference
- 21275
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 August 2021
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 126 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of existing structures and extensions to build a 3-storey block with a leisure centre and 7 apartments, and a 4-storey block with retail, a café, and a 5-bedroom duplex apartment.
- Storeys
- 4
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Permission for development which will consist of (1) demolition of all structures at 183 & 185 salthill road upper (2) demolition of single storey extensions to south and east of the existing seapoint building at 187/189 salthill road upper (3) minor renovations to the existing seapoint building (4) construction of a mixed use 3 storey new build, providing for leisure centre use on the ground and first floor with 7 residential units above on the second floor level at 183/185 salthill upper (5) construction of mixed use 4-storey new build comprising of ground floor retail, first floor café and 1 no. Duplex 5 bedroomed apartment above to the south of the existing seapoint building at 187/189 salthill road upper (6) construction of 3-storey staircases and lifts and ancillary accommodation to the east of seapoint building at 187/189 salthill road upper. (7) the development proposal includes all ancillary site works and services, plant and maintenance areas and connections, use and access to public services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for light industry and commercial uses other than those reserved in the CC zone”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
Objective set by the Galway City Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Lann Na Farraige, Quincentenial Drive, Salthillprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €405,000 | 33 m |
| 4 Maritimo, Quincenntenial Dr, Salthill | Aug 2025 | €402,000 | 42 m |
| 5 Maritimo Apts, Quincentennial Drive, Salthill | Mar 2025 | €275,000 | 42 m |
| 1 Church View Mews, Monksfield, Salthill | Feb 2026 | €180,000 | 117 m |
| 7 Church View Mews, Monksfield, Salthill | Feb 2025 | €190,000 | 117 m |
| 18 Baily Point, Upper Salthill, Galway | Oct 2025 | €310,000 | 121 m |
| Apt 20 The Bailyoint, Salthill, Galway | Oct 2025 | €375,000 | 121 m |
| 60 Bailey Point, Salthill, Galway | Jul 2025 | €340,000 | 121 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received25 August 2021
- Decision due19 October 2021
- Decision issued19 October 2021
- Appeal submitted12 November 2021
- Appeal decided28 March 2022
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