183185187 & 189 Salthill Road Upper with frontages onto Seapoint Promenade and Quincentennial Drive, Salthill, Galway
Revisions to a previously approved mixed-use development, reducing the number of apartments from seven to five.
2360188 · Galway City Council · Lodged 22 December 2023
- Reference
- 2360188
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 December 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal seeks revisions to a previously approved mixed-use development in Salthill. Changes include elevation revisions, floor area adjustments, internal layout alterations, and reducing the upper floor apartments from seven to five units.
- Residential units
- 5
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 consists of revisions to the previously approved mixed use redevelopment (pl. Ref. No. 23/7) at no. ’s 183,185,187 & 189 salthill road upper, salthill, galway, with frontages onto seapoint promenade and quincentennial drive the development will consist of the following
- Revisions to southern elevation onto seapoint promenade
- Revisions to eastern elevation onto quincentennial drive
- Increased basement area (+24sqm), increased ground floor area (+141sqm), increased first floor area (+49sqm) and reduction to second floor area (
- 188sqm)
- Alterations to internal layout, access and circulation areas, together with relocation of bin and bike stores to basement level
- Reduction in the no. Of upper floor apartments from 7 no. Units to 5 no. Units, with revisions to apartment layout and parapet height to provide for 2 no. 1 bed units, 2 no. 2 bed units and 1 no. 4 bed unit
- All other ancillary site works and services connections
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 | 35 m |
| 4 Maritimo, Quincenntenial Dr, Salthill | Aug 2025 | €402,000 | 44 m |
| 5 Maritimo Apts, Quincentennial Drive, Salthill | Mar 2025 | €275,000 | 44 m |
| 1 Church View Mews, Monksfield, Salthill | Feb 2026 | €180,000 | 120 m |
| 7 Church View Mews, Monksfield, Salthill | Feb 2025 | €190,000 | 120 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 received22 December 2023
- Further information requested23 February 2024
- Further information received8 April 2024
- Decision due5 May 2024
- Decision issued2 May 2024
- Grant issued11 June 2024
- Permission expiry10 June 2029
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