GrantedChange of useDecided 18 November 2022

Unit 10, Wellpark Retail Park, Wellpark Road

Change of use from bulky retail to a pharmacy at Wellpark Retail Park, including new signage.

22263 · Galway City Council · Lodged 7 October 2022

Reference: 22263
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 7 October 2022

Summary

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Planning permission is sought to change the use of Unit 10 from bulky retail to a pharmacy. The development also includes corporate signage panel areas on the main facade of the amalgamated unit.

Change of useretailpharmacysignage

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development which will consist of a change of use from bulky retail use to pharmacy use. The development includes for the proposed tenant corporate signage panel areas to be the main façade of the amalgamated unit, consisting of 29.7948 sqm of signage and all ancillary works to facilitate the proposed development

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Enterprise Light Industry and CommercialSI

“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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
10 Sailin, Wellpark, Galway	Sept 2025	€465,000	165 m
2 Sailin, Wellpark, Galway	May 2026	€400,000	165 m
2 College Crescent, College Rd, Galway	Apr 2026	€450,000	170 m
74 Sailin, Wellpark, Galway	Jan 2025	€390,000	176 m
69b Sailin, Wellpark, Galwayprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€302,467	210 m
45 Gleann Noinin College Rd, Galway	Jul 2026	€400,000	220 m
54 Sailin, Wellpark, Galway	Feb 2026	€200,000	235 m
17 Gleann Noinin, College Rd, Galwaynot full market price	Nov 2025	€185,000	239 m

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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 received7 October 2022
Decision due1 December 2022
Decision issued18 November 2022
Grant issued19 December 2022
Permission expiry18 December 2027

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