Unit 23 Site No. 6, Briarhill Business Park, Ballybrit
Relocation of a proposed coffee shop from the first floor to the second floor at Briarhill Business Park.
17284 · Galway City Council · Lodged 12 October 2017
- Reference
- 17284
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 October 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to relocate a previously approved coffee shop from the first floor to the second floor. This involves a change of use from bulky goods retailing to a coffee shop for a portion of the second floor.
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
Planning permission to relocate a proposed coffee shop, granted under 16/269, from the first floor to the second floor. The proposed development consists of a change of use from bulky goods retailing use to a coffee shop use in a portion of the second floor area of the building, and all associated site works. Previous planning permission ref. No. 16/269 refers
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Apr 2026 | €225,000 | 142 m |
| 10 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Mar 2026 | €350,000 | 142 m |
| 33 C�irt Na Rasa�, Ballybrit, Galway | Dec 2025 | €150,000 | 142 m |
| 16 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 142 m |
| Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Feb 2025 | €220,000 | 142 m |
| 29 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Dec 2025 | €230,000 | 142 m |
| 1 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Oct 2025 | €230,000 | 142 m |
| 31 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Apr 2026 | €225,000 | 142 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 received12 October 2017
- Decision due6 December 2017
- Decision issued6 December 2017
- Grant issued24 January 2018
- Permission expiry23 January 2023
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