GrantedCommercialDecided 16 December 2019

Ballybrit Business Park (former APC site), Ballybane Beg, Galway

Construction of a new first-floor lab and office space within an existing building at Ballybrit Business Park.

19309 · Galway City Council · Lodged 6 November 2019

Reference: 19309
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 6 November 2019
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 100 m²

Summary

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The development at Building 2, MOD 3 consists of constructing 540 square metres of new floor area at first-floor level for lab and office use. The works include two access stairs, a lift, alterations to part of the south façade, and the installation of rooflights.

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Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission for the development which will consist of works to building 2 mod 3 comprising: the construction of new floor area (540m2) at first floor level to be used as lab/ office space with 2 no. Access stairs and a lift, all within the existing building, alterations to part of the south façade and the installation of rooflights in the existing roof.

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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Built & sold

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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
6 Gort Leinn, Old Monilea Rd, Galway	Dec 2025	€295,000	438 m
11 Dun Leinn, Old Monivea Rd, Galway	Feb 2026	€280,000	440 m
33 Bothar Na Mine, Kinvaraprice excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€396,500	454 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 received6 November 2019
Decision due9 January 2020
Decision issued16 December 2019
Grant issued22 January 2020
Permission expiry21 January 2025

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