GrantedCommercialDecided 17 July 2019

Galway Technology Centre, Mervue Business Park, Wellpark Road

Four-storey office extension and internal alterations at Galway Technology Centre.

19146 · Galway City Council · Lodged 24 May 2019

Reference: 19146
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 24 May 2019

Summary

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The application seeks permission to extend the existing offices to the rear of the building with a 4-storey connecting extension. The project will provide additional office accommodation, meeting rooms, internal layout amendments, and upgraded roof plant.

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Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission to extend their existing offices to the rear of their building. The proposed development consist of additional office accommodation, meeting rooms and ancillary rooms with a proposed 4- storey connecting the extension to the existing building. The development is also to provide for amendments to the internal layouts of the existing offices including increasing the floor area by filling in an existing void at reception area; and amendments to the site services within the existing site boundaries and roof plant upgrading

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Enterprise Industry and Related UsesSI

“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.

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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
13 Tara Grove, Wellpark, Galway	Jun 2026	€487,000	167 m
9 Wellpark Grove, Wellpark, Co Galway	Sept 2025	€310,000	242 m
32 Tara Grove, Wellpark, Galway	Feb 2025	€480,000	281 m
68 Glenail Dr, Riverside, Galway	Nov 2025	€330,000	316 m
53 Tara Grove, Monivea Rd, Galway	Jun 2026	€470,000	337 m
51 Tara Grove, Monivea Rd, Wellpark	Jul 2025	€507,000	339 m
9 Monivea Rd, Galway City, Galway	Feb 2025	€490,000	340 m
22 Wellpark Grove, Wellpark, Galway	Jun 2026	€425,000	343 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 received24 May 2019
Decision due18 July 2019
Decision issued17 July 2019
Grant issued28 August 2019
Permission expiry27 August 2024

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