Unit 7 & 8 Liosban Industrial Estate, Tuam Road, Galway
Subdivision of industrial estate units into two separate retail units with a new entrance.
21288 · Galway City Council · Lodged 3 September 2021
- Reference
- 21288
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 3 September 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention for a reduced first-floor area of an upper unit. It also seeks permission to subdivide the ground and first floors into two separate retail units, with a new entrance door for the first-floor unit.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development which will consist of (1) retention permission for the reduction in first floor area of the upper floor unit (2) permission for subdivision of ground and first floor as 2 separate retail units (3) permission to access the proposed first floor unit through a new entrance door adjacent to the existing entrance at ground floor level
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 Gort Na Glaise, Sandy Rd, Galway | Mar 2025 | €330,000 | 273 m |
| 63 Gort Na Glaise, Sandy Rd, Galway | Feb 2025 | €282,000 | 276 m |
| 48 Gort Na Glasa, Sandy Rd, Galwaynot full market price | Nov 2025 | €160,000 | 309 m |
| 50 Gort Na Glasa, Sandyrow, Galwaynot full market price | Nov 2025 | €160,000 | 309 m |
| 44 Gort Na Glaise, Sandy Rd, Galway | Nov 2025 | €400,000 | 319 m |
| 17 Sandyview Dr, Riverside, Galway | Sept 2025 | €450,000 | 319 m |
| 37 Gort Na Glaise, Sandyroad, Galway | Jun 2025 | €275,000 | 337 m |
| 36 Gort Na Glaise, Sandy Rd, Galway | Feb 2025 | €325,000 | 342 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 received3 September 2021
- Decision due28 October 2021
- Decision issued27 October 2021
- Grant issued1 December 2021
- Permission expiry30 November 2026
In the area
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