GrantedCommercialDecided 17 May 2018

Site adjacent to the IMC Cinema, Galway Retail Park, Headford Road

Construction of a three-storey mixed-use retail and gym development next to the IMC Cinema.

17143 · Galway City Council · Lodged 30 May 2017

Reference: 17143
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 30 May 2017

Summary

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The development consists of constructing a three-storey mixed-use building adjacent to the IMC Cinema at Galway Retail Park. The building will feature retail use on the ground and partial first floors, and a gym on the partial first and second floors.

Commercialretailgymmixed use

Storeys: 3
Floor area: 2,532 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development which will consist of the construction of a three storey mixed use development (c. 2532 sqm), consisting of retail use on ground & partial first floors, gym use on partial first & second floors, and all associated signage, landscaping, site works and services

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
15 The Plaza, Headford Rd, Galway	Dec 2025	€408,000	89 m
35 The Plaza Apts, Headford Rd, Galway	Feb 2025	€333,000	89 m
6 The Plaza, Headford Road, Galway	Sept 2025	€380,000	89 m
7a Market Court, Market Yard, Sligo	Dec 2025	€152,000	89 m
11 St Bridgets Place Lower, Woodquay, Galway	Jul 2025	€420,000	145 m
14 O Donoghue Terrace, Woodquay, Galway	Jan 2026	€365,000	149 m
6 Odonoghue Terrace, Woodquay, Galway	Nov 2025	€370,000	180 m
5 St Bridgets Court, Woodquay, Galway	Jan 2025	€415,000	196 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 received30 May 2017
Further information requested21 July 2017
Further information received5 April 2018
Decision due17 May 2018
Decision issued17 May 2018
Grant issued21 December 2018
Appeal submitted13 June 2018
Appeal decided14 November 2018
Permission expiry20 December 2023

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