The junction of Bothar Stiofain & Western Distributor Road, Galway
A new mixed-use development including a discount foodstore, café, barber, nail bar, and physiotherapy clinic.
19251 · Galway City Council · Lodged 4 September 2019
- Reference
- 19251
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 September 2019
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves constructing a part single-storey, part two-storey mixed-use development of 2,694sqm. It will feature a licensed discount foodstore supermarket, a café/restaurant, a barbershop, a nail bar, a physiotherapy clinic, and associated car parking, signage, and solar panels.
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Official record
Development description
Planning permission for the development which will consists of the construction of a part single storey, part two storey mixed use development totalling 2,694sqm gross floor space, including: a licensed discount foodstore supermarket with ancillary off -licence sales measuring 2,154 sqm gross (net retail sales area of 1,377sqm), a café/ restaurant measuring 197sqm, a barbers measuring 80 sqm, a nail bar measuring 20 sqm, a physiotherapy clinic measuring 56 sqm, and associated communal areas measuring 187 sqm; and, the provision of associated car parking, free standing and building mounted signage, free standing trolley bay and enclosure, refrigeration and air conditioning plant and equipment, roof mounted solar panels, public lighting, hard and soft landscaping, cycle parking, boundary treatments, vehicular and pedestrian accesses, drainage infrastructure and connections to services / utilities, and all other associated and ancillary development and works above and below ground level
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 Sliabh Ard, Bothar Stiofain, Galway | Jul 2025 | €457,000 | 101 m |
| 32 Sliabh Ard, Bothar Stiofan, Knocknacarra | Apr 2025 | €477,000 | 113 m |
| 1 Altan, Western Distributor Rd, Knocknacarra | Jul 2025 | €310,000 | 147 m |
| Apt 11 - Altan, Western Distributor Road, Knocknacarra | Jun 2025 | €220,000 | 151 m |
| 22 Bothar Stiofain, Knocknacarra, Galway | Apr 2025 | €725,000 | 154 m |
| Apartment 1j, Gort Siar, Western Distributor Road | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 163 m |
| Gort Saor, Knocknacarra, Galway | Mar 2026 | €330,000 | 163 m |
| 96 Altan, Western Distributor Rd, Knocknacarra | Dec 2025 | €335,000 | 181 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 received4 September 2019
- Further information requested25 October 2019
- Further information received16 January 2020
- Decision due10 September 2020
- Decision issued10 September 2020
- Appeal submitted6 September 2020
- Appeal decided12 February 2021
- Permission expiry11 February 2026
In the area
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