Doughiska Retail Centre, Doughiska Road, Galway
Change of use of a retail unit to expand an adjacent doctor's surgery.
19239 · Galway City Council · Lodged 23 August 2019
- Reference
- 19239
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 August 2019
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the material change of use of a 110 sqm ground floor retail unit into a doctor's surgery. This unit will be combined with the existing adjacent surgery to create a larger 219.4 sqm medical facility.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the development which will consist of the material change of use, of a 110sq. M ground floor unit, from retail use to a doctor's surgery, extension of existing adjacent doctor's surgery into same to make a combined 219.4 sq. M doctor's surgery, including internal layout alterations and connection to existing services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide residential development and for associated support development, which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and will contribute to sustainable residential neighbourhoods”
National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Doughiska Neighbourhood Centre, Doughiska, Galway | Jan 2025 | €220,000 | 15 m |
| 4 Fearann Ri, Doughiska, Galway | Dec 2025 | €300,500 | 49 m |
| 3 Fearann Ri, Doughiska, Galway | May 2025 | €155,000 | 56 m |
| 178 Fearann Ri, Doughiska, Galway | Oct 2025 | €375,000 | 59 m |
| 190 Fearann Ri, Doughiska, Galway | Aug 2025 | €312,000 | 70 m |
| 35 Fearann Ri, Doughiska, Galway City | Apr 2026 | €285,000 | 89 m |
| 41 Fearann Ri, Doughiska, Galway | Apr 2026 | €372,000 | 121 m |
| 43 Fearann Ri, Doughiska, Galway | May 2026 | €455,000 | 132 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 August 2019
- Decision due17 October 2019
- Decision issued3 October 2019
- Grant issued7 November 2019
- Permission expiry6 November 2024
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