Unit B1 Ground Floor, Block B, Galway Business Park Rahoon
Change of use from offices to community mental health staff offices and consulting rooms in Rahoon.
19144 · Galway City Council · Lodged 23 May 2019
- Reference
- 19144
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 May 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for Unit B1 on the ground floor of Block B. The space will change from general offices to offices for Community Mental Health Staff with ancillary consulting and meeting rooms.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for a development which consist of: change of use from offices permitted under planning reference 785/98 to use as offices for community mental health staff and ancillary consulting/meeting rooms
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for Enterprise, Industral and Related uses”
National zoning type: General industry
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Linn Bhui, Old Rahoon Rd, Galway | Dec 2025 | €395,000 | 161 m |
| 54 Riasc Na Ri, Old Rahoon Road, Galway City | Apr 2025 | €447,000 | 215 m |
| 32 Riasc Na Ri, Old Rahoon Rd, Galwaynot full market price | Apr 2026 | €420,000 | 243 m |
| 19b Bothar Stiofain, Old Rahoon Road, (knocknacarra) | Mar 2025 | €613,500 | 287 m |
| 26 Cloch Ard, Bothair Stiofan, Knocknacarra | Feb 2025 | €480,000 | 307 m |
| 22 Gort Greine, Rahoon, Galway | Sept 2025 | €553,000 | 308 m |
| 23 Bothar Stiofain, Knocknacarra, Galway | Feb 2025 | €725,000 | 317 m |
| 42 Gort Greinne, Millers Lane, Galway | Jun 2025 | €436,000 | 348 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 received23 May 2019
- Further information requested16 July 2019
- Further information received11 September 2019
- Decision due8 October 2019
- Decision issued7 October 2019
- Grant issued14 November 2019
- Permission expiry13 November 2024
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