Cluain Mhuire, Wellpark Road, Galway
Construction of a two-storey co-working office building at Cluain Mhuire.
21150 · Galway City Council · Lodged 10 May 2021
- Reference
- 21150
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 May 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will consist of a standalone two-storey office building providing flexible multi-unit co-working space for startup companies. The project includes pedestrian route enhancements, parking, landscaping, and connections to services on a site containing a protected structure.
- Storeys
- 2
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 a standalone two-storey office building to provide flexible multi-unit co-working space for startup and fledgling companies, enhancement of existing pedestrian routes, cycle & car parking, hard & soft landscaping, connections to existing services and utilities and related ancillary site works on existing site at cluain mhuire (protected structures ref: 10602)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for institutional and community facility use”
National zoning type: Community facilities
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Wellpark Grove, Wellpark, Co Galway | Sept 2025 | €310,000 | 90 m |
| 32 Tara Grove, Wellpark, Galway | Feb 2025 | €480,000 | 112 m |
| 22 Wellpark Grove, Wellpark, Galway | Jun 2026 | €425,000 | 140 m |
| 13 Tara Grove, Wellpark, Galway | Jun 2026 | €487,000 | 144 m |
| 53 Tara Grove, Monivea Rd, Galway | Jun 2026 | €470,000 | 168 m |
| 51 Tara Grove, Monivea Rd, Wellpark | Jul 2025 | €507,000 | 177 m |
| 49 Tara Grove, Wellpark, Galway | Feb 2025 | €410,000 | 207 m |
| 54 Sailin, Wellpark, Galway | Feb 2026 | €200,000 | 241 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
- Further information requested1 July 2021
- Further information received4 October 2021
- Decision due31 October 2021
- Decision issued28 October 2021
- Grant issued1 December 2021
- Permission expiry30 November 2026
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