Sub Site 2, Galway West Business Park, Rahoon Road
Change of use from technology office support to light industrial, with minor facade alterations.
16110 · Galway City Council · Lodged 29 April 2016
- Reference
- 16110
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 April 2016
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a change of use from technology office support to light industrial. It also includes minor alterations to the existing facade to reinstate two roller shutter doors and ancillary site works.
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 to consist of a change of use from technology office support to light industrial together with minor alterations to existing façade to include reinstatement of 2 no. Roller shutter doors and ancillary site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for Enterprise, Industral and Related uses”
National zoning type: General industry
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 161 Rosan Glas, Rahoon, Galway | May 2026 | €259,912 | 160 m |
| 160 Rosan Glas, Rahoon Rd, Galway | Sept 2025 | €175,000 | 162 m |
| 158 Rosan Glas, Old Rahoon Rd, Galway | Oct 2025 | €475,000 | 166 m |
| 157 Rosan Glas, Rahoon Rd, Galway | May 2025 | €400,000 | 167 m |
| 5 Gort Greine, Rahoon, Galway | May 2026 | €450,000 | 201 m |
| 22 Gort Greine, Rahoon, Galway | Sept 2025 | €553,000 | 204 m |
| 99 Rosan Glas, Rahoon, Newcastle | Apr 2026 | €295,000 | 208 m |
| 107 Rosan Glas, Rahoon Rd, Galway | Jun 2026 | €456,000 | 231 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 received29 April 2016
- Decision due23 June 2016
- Decision issued7 June 2016
- Grant issued8 July 2016
- Permission expiry7 July 2021
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