IDA Small Business Park, Tuam Road, Galway
Retention of a building's use as a place of Christian worship and ancillary rooms.
18263 · Galway City Council · Lodged 14 August 2018
- Reference
- 18263
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 14 August 2018
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought to continue using a building in the IDA Small Business Park for ecclesiastical purposes. This includes a place of Christian worship, administration offices, and meeting and study rooms.
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Official record
Development description
Permission to retain use of a building as ecclesiastical use to include a place of christian worship with ancillary administration, meeting and study rooms
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Monivea Rd, Mervue, Galway | Mar 2025 | €400,000 | 267 m |
| 2 Glenburren Park, Tuam Rd, Galway | Apr 2025 | €401,000 | 322 m |
| 2 Knocknacarra Rd, Salthill, Galway | Oct 2025 | €650,000 | 338 m |
| 9 Monivea Rd, Galway City, Galway | Feb 2025 | €490,000 | 341 m |
| 17 Radharc Na Greine, Monivea Road, Galwaynot full market price | May 2025 | €189,000 | 354 m |
| 33 Mullan Road, Tuam Road, Galway | Mar 2025 | €275,000 | 375 m |
| 17 Parnell Ave, Mervue, Galway | Oct 2025 | €381,000 | 394 m |
| 115 Monivea Park, Ballybane, Galway | Mar 2026 | €351,000 | 404 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 received14 August 2018
- Decision due8 October 2018
- Decision issued5 October 2018
- Grant issued8 November 2018
- Permission expiry7 November 2023
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