Unit 50A Site No 9, Briarhill Business Park, Ballybrit
Retention of a change of use from industrial/storage to training rooms and offices.
1664 · Galway City Council · Lodged 22 March 2016
- Reference
- 1664
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 22 March 2016
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for changing the use of the upper floor and extended floor area from wholesale storage, light industrial, and office/retail use to training rooms with ancillary offices and a canteen. The application also includes new signage and additional parking.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for retention of change of use of units upper floor 50-a and extended floor area from wholesale storage, light industrial manufacturing and ancillary office/retail use to training rooms with ancillary offices and canteen area, the proposal is also to include proposed new non-illuminated signage over access door no 1 to unit 50a and 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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
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 | 309 m |
| 30 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Apr 2026 | €225,000 | 309 m |
| 29 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Dec 2025 | €230,000 | 309 m |
| 33 C�irt Na Rasa�, Ballybrit, Galway | Dec 2025 | €150,000 | 309 m |
| Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Feb 2025 | €220,000 | 309 m |
| 10 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Mar 2026 | €350,000 | 309 m |
| 1 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Oct 2025 | €230,000 | 309 m |
| 31 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Apr 2026 | €225,000 | 309 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 March 2016
- Decision due16 May 2016
- Decision issued13 May 2016
- Grant issued15 June 2016
- Permission expiry14 June 2021
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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