Kingston, Knocknacarra, Galway
Phase 1 of a new urban village in Knocknacarra, including a supermarket, retail units, medical units, and a sports court.
21148 · Galway City Council · Lodged 10 May 2021
- Reference
- 21148
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 May 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThis application is for Phase 1 of a mixed-use development called 'Kingston Cross'. It comprises a licensed supermarket with undercroft parking, a retail warehouse unit, nine flexible shop units, two medical/community units, a café, a central civic space, and a covered sports court.
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 phase 1 of two-phased masterplan for a new urban village 'kingston cross' on lands zoned ci on the south side of the western distributor road at the knocknacarra district centre. Phase 1 the subject of this application is for a mixed-use development comprising a licensed supermarket with undercroft parking (258 parking spaces);a retail warehouse unit with a surface area car park (137 parking spaces);9no. Flexible shop/retail service units; 2no. Flexible medical/community units; a café/restaurant unit, together with ancillary office use, entrance lobbies, lifts, travellators, trolley bays, a substation, a new pedestrian/cycle route, boundary treatments, landscaping, a central civic space including play and exercise areas and together with a covered sports court; a new access road off the western distributor road, service access and signage as well as ancillary development and all associated site development works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95 Altan, Western Distributor, Rd Knocknacarra | Dec 2025 | €320,000 | 138 m |
| Apt 85 Altan, Western Distributer Road, Knocknacarra | Aug 2025 | €282,000 | 138 m |
| 96 Altan, Western Distributor Rd, Knocknacarra | Dec 2025 | €335,000 | 138 m |
| 107 Altan, Distributor Rd, Knocknacarra | Sept 2025 | €270,000 | 163 m |
| Apt 11 - Altan, Western Distributor Road, Knocknacarra | Jun 2025 | €220,000 | 186 m |
| 1 Altan, Western Distributor Rd, Knocknacarra | Jul 2025 | €310,000 | 194 m |
| 41 Sliabh Ard, Bothar Stiofain, Galway | Jul 2025 | €457,000 | 253 m |
| Apartment 1j, Gort Siar, Western Distributor Road | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 260 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 received10 May 2021
- Decision due4 July 2021
- Decision issued2 July 2021
- Appeal submitted28 July 2021
- Appeal decided27 April 2022
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