GrantedCommercialDecided 15 October 2020

Gleann na Mona at Lands to the west of the Ballymoneen Road, At the junction with the Western Distributor Road, Knocknacarra

Demolition of farm sheds to build a restaurant, medical centre, pharmacy, convenience store, and 15 residential units.

19368 · Galway City Council · Lodged 20 December 2019

Reference: 19368
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 20 December 2019
Residential units: 15
Floor area: 1498 m²

Summary

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The proposal seeks amendments to a previously granted permission. It includes the demolition of agricultural sheds to construct a three-storey block with a restaurant, bar, and 4 apartments, alongside a second three-storey block containing a medical centre, pharmacy, convenience store, coffee shop, and 11 duplex units.

Commercialmixed userestaurantmedicalretail

Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Permission for amendments to previously granted planning permission ref no. 17/30, 19/68 & 19/208. The development will consist of: (1) demolition of existing agricultural sheds; (2) the closure of existing farmyard access on to the ballymoneen road; (3) two blocks as follows: (i) block 1 to be a 3 storey block over under croft parking to contain a two storey restaurant with bar and 4 no. Apartments at penthouse level comprising of 3 no. 2 bed apartments and 1 no. 1 bed apartment and ; (ii) block 2 to be a three storey split level building containing: a medical centre, pharmacy, convenience store and coffee shop with 11 no. Duplex units over the 1st and 2nd floor with dedicated surface parking to be accessed from a new vehicular entrance along ballymoneen road; (4) the proposed development will consist of 12 no. Car parking spaces at semi-basement level under restaurant, 68 no. Surface car parking spaces to facilitate the commercial unit and 18 no. Grouped surface spaces provided along the western side of the commercial block , consisting of 98 car parking spaces in total; (5) all other associated site development and servicing works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

ResidentialRS

“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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 20 March 2023. A completion certificate was lodged on 21 October 2024.

Notified floor area: 1,867.88 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apartment 119 Gleann Na Mona, Ballymoneen Road, Knocknacarraprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€264,317	22 m
Apartment 120 Gleann Na Mona, Ballymoneen Road, Knocknacarraprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€264,317	22 m
Apartment 121 Gleann Na Mona, Ballymoneen Road, Knocknacarraprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€264,317	22 m
Apartment 117 Gleann Na Mona, Ballymoneen Road, Knocknacarraprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€330,396	22 m
Apartment 118 Gleann Na Mona, Ballymoneen Road, Knocknacarraprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€264,317	22 m
Apartment 122 Gleann Na Mona, Ballymoneen Road, Knocknacarraprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€396,476	57 m
Apartment 124 Gleann Na Mona, Ballymoneen Road, Knocknacarraprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€264,317	57 m
Apartment 125 Gleann Na Mona, Ballymoneen Road, Knocknacarraprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€264,317	57 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 received20 December 2019
Further information requested20 February 2020
Further information received24 September 2020
Decision due21 October 2020
Decision issued15 October 2020
Appeal submitted11 November 2020
Appeal decided7 April 2021
Permission expiry6 April 2026

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