Lands adjacent to the Briarhill Shopping Centre, Galway City
Construction of 75 apartments and 4 retail units in a five-storey building next to Briarhill Shopping Centre.
20342 · Galway City Council · Lodged 17 December 2020
- Reference
- 20342
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 December 2020
- Residential units
- 5
- Floor area
- 392 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a five-storey building over an extended basement containing 75 apartments and 4 ground-floor retail units. It includes a mix of studio, 1-bed, 2-bed, and 3-bed units, along with a solar PV array on the roof, a courtyard garden, and a playground.
- Storeys
- 5
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
Permission for development which will consist of - the construction of 75 no. Apartments, within a 5 storey building over an extended basement area. - construction of 4 no. Ground floor retail units ( 260sqm ) - a mix of apartment types are proposed comprising of 6 no. Studio apartments, 16 no. 1 bed apartments, 47 no. 2 bed apartments and 6 no. 3 bed apartments, together with associated private amenity areas/balconies. - reconfiguration of part of the existing surface level car park and revised boundary treatments - provision of an extended basement area, to accommodate additional car parking, bicycle parking and storage to serve the development. - access onto the public road will be facilitated via the existing shopping centre junction onto the r339 monivea road. - enhanced connectivity with proposed additional footpaths - site landscaping including the provision of courtyard garden area and playground at ground floor level. - a solar pv panel array is proposed at roof level. - provision of ancillary works including connection to existing foul sewer network & public mains, together with all other site works and services
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Rinn Lia, Old Ballybrit Rd, Ballybrit | Feb 2025 | €308,000 | 159 m |
| 33 C�irt Na Rasa�, Ballybrit, Galway | Dec 2025 | €150,000 | 302 m |
| 10 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Mar 2026 | €350,000 | 302 m |
| Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Feb 2025 | €220,000 | 302 m |
| 16 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 302 m |
| 1 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Oct 2025 | €230,000 | 302 m |
| 29 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Dec 2025 | €230,000 | 302 m |
| 30 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Apr 2026 | €225,000 | 302 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 received17 December 2020
- Further information requested18 February 2021
- Further information received17 November 2021
- Decision due8 January 2022
- Decision issued7 January 2022
- Grant issued14 February 2022
- Permission expiry13 February 2027
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