Northpoint, Tuam Road, Ballybaan Beg
Extension and alterations to a commercial building to create a medical clinic, specialist offices, and install solar panels.
19210 · Galway City Council · Lodged 18 July 2019
- Reference
- 19210
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 July 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe development includes a change of use of parts of the building from industrial and wholesale retail to a medical clinic and specialist offices. It also involves constructing a new second floor for offices, installing rooftop solar panels, and re-arranging car parking to include electric vehicle charging points.
- Storeys
- 3
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
- Planning permission for the development will consist of the following and all associated site works and services: basement level: re- arrangement of existing car parking to include electric car charging points. Inclusion of motor bike parking and bicycle parking bays. Ground level: 4 no. Bin stores at ground level. 1 no. Bicycle lift shaft from ground to basement and 1 no. Goods/bicycle lift from ground to basement, level 01 & level
- Extension to existing office entrance. Relocation of existing double door to retail unit 'a'. Re- arrangement of existing car parking to include electric car charging points. Erection of flag poles within the landscaped area adjacent the tuam road. Level
- Change of use from industrial to medical clinic use (998m2). Change of use from wholesale retail to specialist offices (3368.7m2). Additional carparking at the ballybane estate road side of the building to include electric car charging points and landscaping. Level
- Construction of a new floor for specialist offices (4378.7m2) roof plans: construction of pv/solar panels to the roof plan area. Elevations: modifications to the glazing on the northeast, southeast,southwest elevations. Signage to the southwest & southeast elevations. New fire escape doors off stairwells to southwest & northeast elevations
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 Bothar Na Mine, Kinvaraprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €396,500 | 172 m |
| 33 Mullan Road, Tuam Road, Galway | Mar 2025 | €275,000 | 225 m |
| 2 Glenburren Park, Tuam Rd, Galway | Apr 2025 | €401,000 | 366 m |
| 2 Knocknacarra Rd, Salthill, Galway | Oct 2025 | €650,000 | 453 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 received18 July 2019
- Further information requested9 September 2019
- Further information received27 September 2019
- Decision due24 October 2019
- Decision issued24 October 2019
- Appeal submitted19 November 2019
- Appeal decided19 March 2020
- Permission expiry18 March 2025
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