West City Centre Office and Retail Park, Seamus Quirke Road, Galway
Demolition of first-floor offices to build 60 apartments and a new retail wing in Galway.
22290 · Galway City Council · Lodged 8 November 2022
- Reference
- 22290
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 November 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves demolishing the existing first-floor office level to construct 60 apartments across three floors with a central landscaped courtyard. It also includes building a new single-storey retail wing connected by an atrium lobby and modifying the existing car parks.
- Residential units
- 60
- Storeys
- 3
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 consists of
- The demolition of existing first floor office level followed by the proposed construction of : (a) 60 new apartments at first,second and third floors within the existing curtilage, (b) external 1st floor central external landscaped podium courtyard, (c) balconies to all apartments outside of the existing curtilage , (d) additional communal open space to the southern end of the block at ground level, including residents refuse storage facilities and housing for technical services. (e) modifications to the existing basement carpark, (f) roof level lift overruns and pv panel plant areas. The apartments will comprise of : 4 no. 3 bedroom
- 5 person units
- No 2 bedroom
- 4 person units, 2 no. 2 bedroom
- 3 person units and 22 no. 1 bedroom
- 2 person units. (2) the construction of an additional single storey retail wing, to the west of the existing block, comprising of 1,976sqm of gross internal floor area. The existing block and proposed block being inter-connected by an atrium lobby measuring 124sqm. (3) modifications to the existing surface car park area, including the ramp access to the existing basement car park. Modifications to existing and additional hard and soft landscaping provisions to the site. (4)modifications and connection to all other associated site services
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 Colmcille Road, Shantalla, Galway | Nov 2025 | €400,000 | 158 m |
| 22 Davis Rd, Shantalla, Galway | Dec 2025 | €396,000 | 170 m |
| 2 Costello Road, Shantalla, Galway | May 2025 | €317,000 | 202 m |
| 12 Fursey Rd, Shantalla, Galwaynot full market price | Dec 2025 | €130,000 | 289 m |
| 10 Fursey Rd, Shantalla, Galway | Dec 2025 | €240,000 | 300 m |
| 8 Connaire Road, Shantalla, Galway | Dec 2025 | €655,000 | 374 m |
| 8 Rahoon Rd, Shantalla, Galway | Aug 2025 | €397,000 | 381 m |
| 22 O Connaire Rd, Shantalla, Galway | Oct 2025 | €690,000 | 415 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 received8 November 2022
- Decision due11 January 2023
- Decision issued11 January 2023
- Appeal submitted7 February 2023
- Appeal decided26 February 2024
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