GrantedHousing estateDecided 9 June 2017

The Former Heneghans Nurseries, Ballybane House and Rosapenna, Monivea Road

Demolition of glasshouses and houses to build 52 homes and a commercial building with retail, medical, dental, and office spaces.

16332 · Galway City Council · Lodged 9 December 2016

Reference: 16332
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: RETENTION
Received: 9 December 2016
Residential units: 52
Floor area: 52 m²

Summary

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The application seeks retention permission for the demolition of disused glasshouses, and permission to demolish two habitable houses and several sheds. In their place, a new development of 52 houses and a large commercial building containing retail, medical, dental, and office spaces is proposed, along with 132 parking spaces and a new main entrance.

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Official record

Development description

Permission for retention for the demolition of 4243 sqm of disused glasshouses, and permission for the demolition of an habitable house (266 sqm), four disused sheds (totalling 714.5 sqm), a glasshouse (92.7 sqm) and the habitable house known as ballybane house (194 sqm). Permission for the construction of 52 no. Houses (4 no. 5-bedroom 2.5 storey houses; 22 no. 4-bedroom 2-storey houses; 16 no. 3-bedroom 2.5-storey houses; 5 no. 3-bedroom 2-storey houses, and 5 no. 2-bedroom 2-storey houses); 80 no. Parking spaces to serve the residential units; public open space to serve the residential units; a commercial building of 2786 sqm gross floor area incorporating 205 sqm retail space, 266 sqm medical practice space, 225 sqm dental practice space and 2070 sqm office space; 52 no. Parking spaces to serve the commercial building; public open space to serve the commercial building; closure of three existing vehicular entrances to the site from monivea road and creation of a new main entrance to the site from monivea road and one shared entrance for 2 no. Houses fronting monivea road; an internal circulation network for motor vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians; connection to the public water, wastewater and drainage network; an esb substation to serve the development, and associated landscape and site works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Enterprise Light Industry and CommercialSI

“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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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
17 Radharc Na Greine, Monivea Road, Galwaynot full market price	May 2025	€189,000	83 m
17 Parnell Ave, Mervue, Galway	Oct 2025	€381,000	123 m
115 Monivea Park, Ballybane, Galway	Mar 2026	€351,000	185 m
18 Tone Ave, Mervue, Galway	Aug 2025	€380,000	197 m
22 Monivea Rd, Mervue, Galway	Mar 2025	€400,000	204 m
101 Monivea Park, Ballybane, Galway	May 2026	€375,000	219 m
7 Parnell Ave, Mervue, Galway	Dec 2025	€371,000	242 m
19 Barry Ave, Mervue, Galway	Nov 2025	€305,000	259 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 received9 December 2016
Further information requested9 February 2017
Further information received16 May 2017
Decision due12 June 2017
Decision issued9 June 2017
Appeal submitted3 July 2017
Appeal decided6 November 2017
Permission expiry5 November 2022

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