Unit 49A, Site 9 Briarhill Business Park, Ballybrit
Retention of a boxing club in Briarhill Business Park, with new signage and extra parking.
16257 · Galway City Council · Lodged 13 September 2016
- Reference
- 16257
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 13 September 2016
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought to keep the upper floor of Unit 49A in use as a boxing club, which was converted from wholesale storage, light industrial, and office/retail use. The application also includes proposed non-illuminated signage and additional car parking spaces.
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) the retention of change of use of units upper floor 49a from wholesale storage, light industrial manufacturing and ancillary office/retail use to boxing club (b) proposed non-illuminated signage over access door no 1 to unit 49a (c) additional car parking spaces
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.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 331 m |
| 30 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Apr 2026 | €225,000 | 331 m |
| 29 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Dec 2025 | €230,000 | 331 m |
| 33 C�irt Na Rasa�, Ballybrit, Galway | Dec 2025 | €150,000 | 331 m |
| Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Feb 2025 | €220,000 | 331 m |
| 10 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Mar 2026 | €350,000 | 331 m |
| 1 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Oct 2025 | €230,000 | 331 m |
| 31 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Apr 2026 | €225,000 | 331 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 received13 September 2016
- Decision due7 November 2016
- Decision issued27 October 2016
- Grant issued9 December 2016
- Permission expiry8 December 2021
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