GrantedCommercialDecided 3 August 2017

Gateway Retail Park (Knocknacarra District Centre), Western Distributor Road, Knocknacarra

Construction of Phase 2 of the Knocknacarra District Centre, a large two-storey mixed-use retail and commercial development.

17158 · Galway City Council · Lodged 9 June 2017

Reference: 17158
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 9 June 2017

Summary

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This application is for Phase 2 of the Knocknacarra District Centre, comprising a two-storey mixed-use development of approximately 11,969 square metres. The scheme includes six retail units, a crèche with an external play area, a café/restaurant, a first-floor gym, offices, and 151 car parking spaces.

Commercialretailcrechegymbasement

Storeys: 2
Floor area: 11,969 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development which will consist of: phase 2 of knocknacarra district centre comprising a mixed-use 2 storey development (with plant areas at roof level) of c. 11,969.3 sq. M as follows: 6 no. Retail units (units 12-17, c. 9,688.6 sq. M gfa); crèche (unit 11, c. 444.4 sq. M) with an external play area; café/restaurant (unit 9, c. 197 sq. M); first floor gym (unit 18, c. 678.1 sq. M) as well as offices (units 7, 8 & 10, c. 786.5 sq. M); provision of new east/west pedestrian link; signage zones c. 143.68 sq. M, canopies on southern elevation; 129 no. Basement and 22 no. Surface car parking spaces; 116 no. Cycle spaces (at surface level); all located to the north of existing dunnes stores and surface car park. Permission is also sought for associated ancillary development comprising service yards, refuse areas, hard and soft landscaping, single storey esb substation (58.2 sq. M), basement entrance, vents, revised surface circulation in south east corner of site; basement level plant, attenuation areas (& foul pump), works and build out of basement area (to also tie in with existing basement), and all associated site development & drainage works. Primary vehicular access to the proposal will be from new entrance (at northern boundary) from internal access road, all on a site of c. 1.56 hectares

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
19b Bothar Stiofain, Old Rahoon Road, (knocknacarra)	Mar 2025	€613,500	175 m
18 Linn Bhui, Old Rahoon Rd, Galway	Dec 2025	€395,000	253 m
26 Cloch Ard, Bothair Stiofan, Knocknacarra	Feb 2025	€480,000	271 m
54 Riasc Na Ri, Old Rahoon Road, Galway City	Apr 2025	€447,000	271 m
32 Riasc Na Ri, Old Rahoon Rd, Galwaynot full market price	Apr 2026	€420,000	277 m
7 Gort Na Bro, Knocknacarra, Galway	Nov 2025	€467,000	288 m
65 Cartur Mor, Clybaun Rd, Knocknacarranot full market price	Jan 2026	€140,000	308 m
42 Gort Greinne, Millers Lane, Galway	Jun 2025	€436,000	345 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 June 2017
Decision due3 August 2017
Decision issued3 August 2017
Grant issued5 September 2017
Permission expiry4 September 2022

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