44 Oaklands, Salthill, Galway
Retention of alterations and extension to a rear outbuilding for home office use in Salthill.
2560010 · Galway City Council · Lodged 17 January 2025
- Reference
- 2560010
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 17 January 2025
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for alterations to an existing rear outbuilding to facilitate home office use. This includes a single-storey extension of both gables, internal reconfiguration, insulation improvements, a new obscure glass window, a relocated entrance door, and a soakpit.
- Storey
- 1
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 a development which consists of alterations to the existing outbuilding at the rear of the dwelling to facilitate home office use including; single storey extension of both gables of the outbuilding, reconfiguration of the internal layout, improvements to the u-value of the floor, walls and roof, addition of an obscure glass window, relocation of the entrance door, provision of a soakpit and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide residential development and for associated support development, which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and will contribute to sustainable residential neighbourhoods”
National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Forster Park, Salthill, Galway | Jan 2026 | €800,000 | 165 m |
| 58 Dalysfort Rd, Salthill, Galway | Apr 2026 | €975,000 | 173 m |
| 15 Oaklands, Salthill, Galway | Jun 2025 | €775,000 | 179 m |
| 2 The Gallery, Lenaboy Gardens, Salthill | Mar 2026 | €871,000 | 184 m |
| Apt.3 - An Gaileara�, Lenaboy Gardens, Salthill | Jun 2025 | €395,000 | 185 m |
| 8 The Gallery, Lenaboy Gardens, Salthill | Dec 2025 | €875,000 | 186 m |
| 18 Ard Na Mara, Salthill, Co Galway | Feb 2025 | €740,000 | 199 m |
| 178 Upper Salthill, Galway City, County Galwaynot full market price | Nov 2025 | €400,000 | 209 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 received17 January 2025
- Decision due13 March 2025
- Decision issued6 March 2025
- Grant issued15 April 2025
- Permission expiry14 April 2030
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