Block 1, Ballybrit Business Park, Ballybrit
Change of use of part of a ground floor unit from restaurant/retail to a confectionery manufacturing and distribution facility.
21429 · Galway City Council · Lodged 22 December 2021
- Reference
- 21429
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 December 2021
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will consist of changing the use of part of the ground floor of Block 1 from restaurant/retail to manufacturing, processing, packaging, and distribution of confectionery products. It will also include space for the display and sale of the manufactured products, ancillary office space, and new signage and lighting on the front elevation.
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) the change of use of part of the ground floor of block 1 from restaurant/retail to manufacturing, processing, packaging, distribution of confectionary products (b) display/sale of the manufactured product (c) ancillary office space (d) new signage and lighting to front elevation and all associated site services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for Enterprise, Industral and Related uses”
National zoning type: General industry
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Cla� M�r, Old Monivea Road, Ballybritprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €421,586 | 270 m |
| 32 Cla� M�r, Old Monivea Road, Ballybritprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €440,749 | 270 m |
| 28 Cla� M�r, Old Monivea Road, Ballybritprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €421,586 | 270 m |
| 29 Cla� M�r, Old Monivea Road, Ballybritprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €421,586 | 270 m |
| 31 Cla� M�r, Old Monivea Road, Ballybritprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €360,264 | 270 m |
| Ballybane, Monivea Road, Galway | Feb 2025 | €490,000 | 270 m |
| 27 Cla� M�r, Old Monivea Road, Ballybritprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €421,586 | 270 m |
| 33 Cla� M�r, Old Monivea Road, Ballybritprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €421,586 | 270 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 received22 December 2021
- Decision due24 February 2022
- Decision issued10 February 2022
- Grant issued21 March 2022
- Permission expiry20 March 2027
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