GrantedChange of useDecided 22 March 2019

Units 5 & 6 Wellpark Retail Park, Wellpark Road, Galway

Change of use from bulky retail to a discount foodstore supermarket at Wellpark Retail Park.

1919 · Galway City Council · Lodged 28 January 2019

Reference: 1919
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 28 January 2019

Summary

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Permission is sought to change the use of Units 5 and 6 from bulky retail to a discount foodstore supermarket with ancillary off-licence sales. The project includes a new lift to the basement level, basement car parking, trolley bays, and corporate signage.

Change of usesupermarketretailsignage

Floor area: 1,753 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for the change of use from bulky retail use to a discount foodstore supermarket with ancillary off - licence sales ( gross floor area: 1,753 square metre - ground floor: 1,548 sq. M, mezzanine plant room: 205 sqm). ( net retail area: 1,069 sqm). The proposed development includes for all ancillary works to facilities the proposed development including the following: proposed lift to basement level in adjacent block a. Proposed works at basement level including provision of car parking and trolley bays. This application includes for proposed tenant corporate signage panel areas to main façade of the amalgamated units, vinyl branded manifestation to glazed area and customer wayfinding signage to basement; summarised relative to proposed elevations as follows; unit 6 - corporate sign # 1 size 2.5 x 2.5= 6.25 sqm. Unit 5 - corporate sign #3 size 2.5 x 2.5=6.25sqm. Unity 6 - panel sign #2 8.0 x 4.015= 32.12 sqm. Unit 5 - panel sign #4 size 8.0x4.015= 32.12 sqm. Unit 6 - sign #5 vinyl on glazing size 7.16 x 2.70= 19.33 sqm. Lift access - wayfinding sign #6 size 4.0 x 1.1m = 4.4 sqm. Total area = 100.47 sqm. The proposed development also includes for all site development works, connection to existing services and all other works necessary to facilitate the proposed development

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
74 Sailin, Wellpark, Galway	Jan 2025	€390,000	70 m
2 Sailin, Wellpark, Galway	May 2026	€400,000	74 m
10 Sailin, Wellpark, Galway	Sept 2025	€465,000	74 m
69b Sailin, Wellpark, Galwayprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€302,467	111 m
54 Sailin, Wellpark, Galway	Feb 2026	€200,000	118 m
90 Wellpark Grove, Wellpark, Galway	May 2026	€408,000	215 m
2 College Crescent, College Rd, Galway	Apr 2026	€450,000	263 m
9 Wellpark Grove, Wellpark, Co Galway	Sept 2025	€310,000	264 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 received28 January 2019
Decision due24 March 2019
Decision issued22 March 2019
Appeal submitted18 April 2019
Appeal decided8 August 2019
Permission expiry7 August 2024

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