Former ESSO Garage site, Headford Road, Galway
Retention of a 53-space public car park on a former petrol station site for up to five years.
17267 · Galway City Council · Lodged 15 September 2017
- Reference
- 17267
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 15 September 2017
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for a temporary five-year period to use the former ESSO garage site as a public car park. The development includes 53 parking spaces, advertising signage, a pay-and-display unit, and height restriction barriers.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Permission for retention for up to a 5 year period, for the use of their site at the headford road (formerly esso garage site) in townland of townparks, galway, as a car park for public use (53 no parking spaces) to include advertising signage, pay & display unit and height restriction barriers
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
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7a Market Court, Market Yard, Sligo | Dec 2025 | €152,000 | 75 m |
| 15 The Plaza, Headford Rd, Galway | Dec 2025 | €408,000 | 75 m |
| 6 The Plaza, Headford Road, Galway | Sept 2025 | €380,000 | 75 m |
| 35 The Plaza Apts, Headford Rd, Galway | Feb 2025 | €333,000 | 75 m |
| 14 O Donoghue Terrace, Woodquay, Galway | Jan 2026 | €365,000 | 97 m |
| 11 St Bridgets Place Lower, Woodquay, Galway | Jul 2025 | €420,000 | 111 m |
| 6 Odonoghue Terrace, Woodquay, Galway | Nov 2025 | €370,000 | 128 m |
| 5 St Bridgets Court, Woodquay, Galway | Jan 2025 | €415,000 | 151 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 received15 September 2017
- Further information requested7 November 2017
- Further information received8 August 2018
- Decision due4 September 2018
- Decision issued3 September 2018
- Grant issued10 October 2018
- Permission expiry20 August 2020
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