Doughiska Retail Centre, Doughiska Road, Galway
Change of use of a ground floor retail unit to a doctor's surgery.
1782 · Galway City Council · Lodged 31 March 2017
- Reference
- 1782
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 31 March 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission to convert a 107.4 sqm ground floor retail unit into a doctor's surgery. The works will include internal layout alterations and connection to existing services.
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 development which will consist of the material change of use, of a 107.4 sq. M. Ground floor unit, from retail use to a doctor's surgery, including internal layout alterations and connection to existing services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide residential development and for associated support development, which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and will contribute to sustainable residential neighbourhoods”
National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Doughiska Neighbourhood Centre, Doughiska, Galway | Jan 2025 | €220,000 | 20 m |
| 4 Fearann Ri, Doughiska, Galway | Dec 2025 | €300,500 | 44 m |
| 3 Fearann Ri, Doughiska, Galway | May 2025 | €155,000 | 51 m |
| 178 Fearann Ri, Doughiska, Galway | Oct 2025 | €375,000 | 61 m |
| 190 Fearann Ri, Doughiska, Galway | Aug 2025 | €312,000 | 69 m |
| 35 Fearann Ri, Doughiska, Galway City | Apr 2026 | €285,000 | 86 m |
| 41 Fearann Ri, Doughiska, Galway | Apr 2026 | €372,000 | 119 m |
| 43 Fearann Ri, Doughiska, Galway | May 2026 | €455,000 | 131 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 received31 March 2017
- Decision due25 May 2017
- Decision issued25 May 2017
- Grant issued4 July 2017
- Permission expiry3 July 2022
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