Gateway Retail Park, Western Distributor Road, Galway
Extension of duration for a fast food restaurant and drive-thru.
1683 · Galway City Council · Lodged 4 April 2016
- Reference
- 1683
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- EXTENSION OF DURATION
- Received
- 4 April 2016
Summary
AI-generatedAn extension of duration is sought for amendments to a previously permitted district centre development. The proposal modifies a restaurant unit to provide a two-storey fast food restaurant and drive-thru with corporate signage and an off-street loading bay.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 455 m²
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Official record
Development description
E. O. D on pl. Reg. Ref. No. 10/285 - permission for amendments/modifications to the restaurant part of the district centre development previously permitted under reg. Ref. 04/141 (bord ref. Pl 61.210888). The proposed development will modify the restaurant previously granted under the above permission and provide for a fast food restaurant and drive thru, with a gross internal floor area of 455m. Sq over two levels plus associated corporate signage of 20m. Sq to the external façade and surrounds. It is also proposed to provide an off street loading bay to the main estate road for servicing the unit plus all associated site development works for the proposed development
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
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Recent sales nearby
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|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Gort Na Bro, Knocknacarra, Galway | Nov 2025 | €467,000 | 196 m |
| 19b Bothar Stiofain, Old Rahoon Road, (knocknacarra) | Mar 2025 | €613,500 | 221 m |
| 29 Gort Na Bro, Westin Distribitor Road, Galway | Sept 2025 | €426,000 | 259 m |
| 42 Gort Greinne, Millers Lane, Galway | Jun 2025 | €436,000 | 291 m |
| 43 Gort Greine, Rahoon Rd, Galway | Apr 2026 | €402,500 | 295 m |
| 22 Gort Greine, Rahoon, Galway | Sept 2025 | €553,000 | 334 m |
| 18 Linn Bhui, Old Rahoon Rd, Galway | Dec 2025 | €395,000 | 357 m |
| 26 Cloch Ard, Bothair Stiofan, Knocknacarra | Feb 2025 | €480,000 | 357 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 received4 April 2016
- Decision due29 May 2016
- Decision issued25 May 2016
- Permission expiry11 May 2021
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