Unit 63, Briarhill Business Park, and Briarhill Business Park
Alterations and new illuminated signage are proposed for a showroom building at Briarhill Business Park.
16210 · Galway City Council · Lodged 22 July 2016
- Reference
- 16210
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 July 2016
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of alterations to the existing showroom building elevations and the provision of new advertisement signage with up-lighters. It also includes the installation of a permanent advertisement sign structure with down-lighters at the entrance to the business park.
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) alterations to existing showroom building elevations provision of new advertisement signage with up lighters and (b) provision of permanent advertisement sign structure at the entrance to the business park development with down lighters complete with all associated works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Rinn Lia, Old Ballybrit Rd, Ballybrit | Feb 2025 | €308,000 | 392 m |
| Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Feb 2025 | €220,000 | 442 m |
| 1 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Oct 2025 | €230,000 | 442 m |
| 33 C�irt Na Rasa�, Ballybrit, Galway | Dec 2025 | €150,000 | 442 m |
| 29 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Dec 2025 | €230,000 | 442 m |
| 10 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Mar 2026 | €350,000 | 442 m |
| 16 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 442 m |
| 30 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Apr 2026 | €225,000 | 442 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 July 2016
- Decision due15 September 2016
- Decision issued12 September 2016
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