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Unit 12 Gateway Retail Park, Western Distributor Road, Knocknacarra

Installation of two illuminated signs behind the first-floor glazing at Gateway Retail Park.

22270 · Galway City Council · Lodged 18 October 2022

Reference: 22270
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 18 October 2022
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 100 m²

Summary

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The development consists of providing two illuminated signs, each measuring 2293mm high by 4034mm wide. The signs will feature individually illuminated letters fixed to metal grids and mounted on the existing internal walls at first-floor level behind the external glazing.

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Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development which consists of the provision of 2no. 2293mm high x 4034mm wide signs comprising of individually illuminated letters fixed to metal grids and mounted on the existing internal walls at first floor level behind the existing external glazing and all associated ancillary works

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
19b Bothar Stiofain, Old Rahoon Road, (knocknacarra)	Mar 2025	€613,500	156 m
18 Linn Bhui, Old Rahoon Rd, Galway	Dec 2025	€395,000	237 m
26 Cloch Ard, Bothair Stiofan, Knocknacarra	Feb 2025	€480,000	244 m
54 Riasc Na Ri, Old Rahoon Road, Galway City	Apr 2025	€447,000	250 m
32 Riasc Na Ri, Old Rahoon Rd, Galwaynot full market price	Apr 2026	€420,000	254 m
65 Cartur Mor, Clybaun Rd, Knocknacarranot full market price	Jan 2026	€140,000	282 m
7 Gort Na Bro, Knocknacarra, Galway	Nov 2025	€467,000	314 m
23 Bothar Stiofain, Knocknacarra, Galway	Feb 2025	€725,000	332 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.

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Application received18 October 2022

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