GrantedCommercialDecided 10 April 2019

City East, Ballybrit Business Park Road, Ballybaan Beg

Construction of three office blocks up to eight storeys high, a café, and parking in Ballybrit.

18338 · Galway City Council · Lodged 26 October 2018

Reference: 18338
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 26 October 2018

Summary

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This application seeks a 10-year planning permission for a major office development. It includes three office blocks ranging from 5 to 8 storeys, a single-storey café, 421 car parking spaces, and the demolition of existing structures.

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Storeys: 8
Floor area: 17,433 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for a 10 year planning permission for development. The proposed development comprises 3 no, office blocks and a café (c. 17,433sq. M gfa including basement and plant rooms) as follows: block 1 (c. 10,225 sq. M) is an 8-storey office building providing offices, stair and lift cores and plant rooms. Block 2 (c. 4,081 sq. M) is a 6-storey office building over basement comprising stair and lift cores and plant rooms. Block 3 (c. 2,995 sq. M) is a 5-storey office building over basement comprising stair and lift cores and plant rooms. The café (c. 77sq. M) is a single storey building which incorporates a seating area, storage area and toilets. The development includes a surface car parking accommodating 421 no car spaces and 120 no. Cycle spaces. Vehicular access is provided from bóthar na mine and the city east ballybrit business park road incorporating anew internal access road. The proposed development includes for the provision of 2 no. Esb substations and also includes for the full and partial demolition of existing buildings and structures on the site (c. 2,614 sq. M), as well as all associated site development works, boundary treatments, landscaping and connection to existing services

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
33 Bothar Na Mine, Kinvaraprice excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€396,500	272 m
115 Monivea Park, Ballybane, Galway	Mar 2026	€351,000	348 m
101 Monivea Park, Ballybane, Galway	May 2026	€375,000	362 m
33 Mullan Road, Tuam Road, Galway	Mar 2025	€275,000	375 m
6 Gort Leinn, Old Monilea Rd, Galway	Dec 2025	€295,000	432 m
11 Dun Leinn, Old Monivea Rd, Galway	Feb 2026	€280,000	450 m
Apt 10, Dun Breathnach, Old Ballybane Rd	Sept 2025	€155,000	496 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 received26 October 2018
Further information requested19 December 2018
Further information received14 March 2019
Decision due10 April 2019
Decision issued10 April 2019
Grant issued23 May 2019
Permission expiry22 May 2026

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