Unit 49 Briarhill Business Park, Briarhill, Galway
Enclosure of a small area within an existing business unit for retail use in Briarhill.
1837 · Galway City Council · Lodged 8 February 2018
- Reference
- 1837
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 February 2018
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will enclose 18.5 square metres of an existing unit to change its use to retail. This retail space will be used to sell products manufactured on-site directly to users of the business park.
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 enclosing 18.5m2 of the existing unit and changing its use for retail purposes. The retail aspect will allow for products manufactured at the site to be sold directly to the users of the business park
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 329 m |
| 30 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Apr 2026 | €225,000 | 329 m |
| 29 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Dec 2025 | €230,000 | 329 m |
| 33 C�irt Na Rasa�, Ballybrit, Galway | Dec 2025 | €150,000 | 329 m |
| Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Feb 2025 | €220,000 | 329 m |
| 10 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Mar 2026 | €350,000 | 329 m |
| 1 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Oct 2025 | €230,000 | 329 m |
| 31 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Apr 2026 | €225,000 | 329 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 received8 February 2018
- Decision due4 April 2018
- Decision issued27 March 2018
- Grant issued1 May 2018
- Permission expiry30 April 2023
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for (A) The retention of change of use of units upper floor 49A from wholesale storage, light…
Unit 49A , Site 9 Briarhill Business Park , Ballybrit
16257Galway CityLodged 13 Sept 2016Retention
- Awaiting decision30 m away
Permission for development for (a) The retention of change of use of units upper floor 49A from wholesale…
Unit 49A Site 9 , Briarhill Business Park , Ballybrit
16100Galway CityLodged 18 Apr 2016Change of use
- Granted30 m away
Permission for retention of change of use of units upper floor 50-A and extended floor area from wholesale…
Unit 50A Site No 9 , Briarhill Business Park , Ballybrit
1664Galway CityLodged 22 Mar 2016Retention
- Granted40 m away
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Unit 50A , Briarhill Business Park , Parkmore
2230Galway CityLodged 23 Feb 2022Change of use
- Granted60 m away
Permission for development which consists of modifications to elevations
Unit 7 , Briarhill Business Park , Ballybrit
1985Galway CityLodged 21 Mar 2019Alterations
- Granted80 m away
Permission for development which consists of (1) Permission sought for change of use of part of First Floor…
First Floor Unit No. 7 , Site No. 2 , Briarhill Business Park
23174Galway CityLodged 6 Jul 2023Change of use
- Refused100 m away
Permission for change of use to part upper floor in a unit at Site C from enterprise and light industrial use…
Site C , Briarhill Business Park , Ballybrit
18326Galway CityLodged 16 Oct 2018Change of use
- Granted100 m away
Permission for development which will consist of (a) the change of use of the ground floor of Unit 3 Block C…
Unit 3 Block C , Briarhill Business Park , Ballybrit
20300Galway CityLodged 19 Nov 2020Change of use
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