Land parcel 5572001

Area

10,665 m² (1.07 ha, 2.64 acres)

Buildings

No building touches it.

Zoning

R3 Residential (Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 (Variations 1,2,3)) The objective
G1 Recreation and Amenity (Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 (Variations 1,2,3)) The objective
C2.1 Enterprise Light Industry and Commercial (Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 (Variations 1,2,3)) The objective

Townland

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Planning applications on this parcel

• 28 Aug 2026N/a

  Permission for development which consists of: I, R Byrne, Intend to apply for permission for development at this site at 3 Rockbarton West, Salthill. The development will consist of 1) Construction on new two storey dwellinghouse. 2) Alterations to front elevation of existing dwellinghouse including window enlargements and addition of porch. 3) Provision of all associated site development works, site services, boundary treatments, including hard and soft landscaping

  Permission, 2 homes · Galway City Council, 2660316

• 21 Nov 2025Conditional

  Permission for development which consists of: retention permission for a single storey glazed conservatory at 4.8m height for use as an extension to the existing Prom Restaurant and including a 132 sq.m, safety drain at the south elevation of the conservatory, a 16sq.m flat roof extension to provide separate entrance to spa area, new mechanical plant area, internal alterations to include new doors and glazing and cocktail bar area and alterations to basement access, fire exit doors and new fire escape stairway at ground and first floor level, landscaping and all ancillary development

  Retention · Galway City Council, 2560347

• 24 Feb 2025Conditional

  Permission for development which consists of: the refurbishment and extension of existing 3 storey (2 storey over basement level) ‘Gort Ard’ House (A Protected Structure RPS No. 8701) and associated existing 2 storey annex building (total existing GFA approx. 686.7 sq m) to provide for the upgrade of existing facilities and services offered on site including provision for: (a) new student accommodation (16 no. ensuite bedrooms with an overall proposed capacity of 18 no. bed spaces); (b) private residential accommodation for resident Gord Ard House management and guests (4 no. ensuite bed rooms with 4 no. bed spaces); (c) a new oratory; (d) a new multipurpose building; and (e) all ancillary areas and works (total new GFA approx. 1,278.37 sq m). The development works will include: • The demolition of an existing link building (approx. 81 sqm), removal of an external wall planter and partial removal of an existing stone wall to facilitate the new development proposal; • The refurbishment and renovation of ‘Gort Ard’ House (A Protected Structure RPS No. 8701) to include dining space, kitchen and hot press, servery, pantry, hall pantry, staff changing and social area, cleaner store, hall, WCs, storage, cloak room, entrance lobby, lobby, conference room, visitor room, day room, directors office, comms rooms, visitor WC, 1 no. ensuite student bedroom and 4 no. resident bed rooms and all circulation areas across the lower ground floor, upper ground floor and first floor levels (3 storeys). • The refurbishment of the existing annex building to include 9 no. ensuite student bedrooms at lower ground and ground floor level (2 storeys). • A new side extension (predominantly 2 storeys with 3 storey element to accommodate a new lift) linking the newly refurbished Gort Ard house and the Annex building to include 1 no. ensuite student bedroom, lounge, plant room, utility, drying press, accessible WC, washing/laundry area, ironing and laundry area, lobbies, lift and service riser at lower ground floor level. A new oratory at upper ground floor level to including sacristy, confessional box, lobbies, store, lift and service riser. • A new multipurpose building (2 storey) including 2 no. multipurpose rooms, shower facilities and toilets at lower ground floor level and 5 no. ensuite student bedrooms, lobbies and corridors at upper ground floor level. • A new link and extension between the newly refurbished annex building and new multipurpose building (2 storeys). • Primary veh

  Permission · Galway City Council, 2560056

• 18 Jun 2024Conditional

  Permission for development which consists of; RETENTION: Planning permission for new single storey glazed conservatory at 4.8m height and 132 sq.m, safety drain at the south elevation of the new conservatory, outdoor seating limited to patio area at area of 167 sq.m , raised deck 34 sq.m. floor area to be used as planter with access for maintenance only, New Fire escape stairs to facilitate escape from first floor bedrooms to place of safety, Hard and soft landscaping, Existing 1.8m high palisade fence to be fitted with painted timber privacy screen to be fixed on top of existing R.C. retaining wall to prevent overlooking from escape route. Guard rail to walkway and flat roof and all ancillary development.

  Retention · Galway City Council, 2460191

• 24 May 2024Conditional

  Permission for development which consists of; the demolition of a substandard dwelling and the construction of a replacement two storey dwelling and all associated site works at Sonas, Rockbarton North, Salthill, Galway, H91 W32V.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway City Council, 2460160

• 13 Dec 2022Conditional

  Permission for development which consists of the change of house design consequent of previously granted permission ref no 18/91. Development of a 3-bedroom three storey dwelling, all associated site works, all services as previously approved

  Permission, 1 home · Galway City Council, 22323

• 26 Mar 2018Conditional

  Permission for the demolition of an existing detached two storey dwelling and the construction of 2 no. detached two storey dwellings ( 1 no. 3 bed and 1 no. 5 bed) and all associated site works including a new vehicular entrance from Gurthard Avenue

  Permission, 1 home · Galway City Council, 1891

• 9 Mar 2017Conditional

  Permission to demolish existing single storey house and for construction of new two-storey house, with associated siteworks including amendment of vehicular entrance

  Permission, 1 home · Galway City Council, 1758

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.

Recorded monuments around it

No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Ground and risks

Radon

The EPA radon map did not answer.

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_432 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

Download this parcel as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in Google Earth.

Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.