GrantedCommercialDecided 22 May 2025

Blackrock Pollnarooma West Td, Salthill, Galway

Construction of a single-storey sauna building in Salthill.

2560036 · Galway City Council · Lodged 11 February 2025

Reference: 2560036
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 11 February 2025

Summary

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The development consists of building a single-storey sauna building measuring 29.5 square metres. It will also feature adjacent bicycle parking, amenity space, and associated external works.

Commercialsaunaamenity

Storey: 1
Floor area: 30 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development which consists of; the construction of a single storey sauna building (29.5 m²) with adjacent bicycle parking / amenity space and all associated external works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Recreation and AmenityOS

“To provide for recreational and amenity uses”

National zoning type: Open space, park

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.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
72 Dun Na Carraige, Blackrock, Salthill	Nov 2025	€672,000	89 m
6 Ocean Towers, Salthill, Galway	Dec 2025	€570,000	103 m
25 Dun Na Carraige, Blackrock, Galway	Dec 2025	€613,000	104 m
17 Dun Na Carraige, Blackrock, Salthill	Apr 2026	€548,000	104 m
101 Dun Na Carraige, Salthill, Galway	Jun 2025	€660,000	147 m
104 Dun Na Carraige, Blackrock, Salthill	May 2025	€700,000	182 m
8 Seamount, Salthill, Galway	Dec 2025	€1,250,000	225 m
148 Dun Na Carraige, Blackrock, Salthill	Apr 2025	€432,500	296 m

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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 received11 February 2025
Further information requested26 March 2025
Further information received1 May 2025
Decision due28 May 2025
Decision issued22 May 2025
Grant issued7 July 2025
Permission expiry6 July 2030

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