Unit 50A, Briarhill Business Park, Parkmore
Change of use from training rooms and offices to a pool hall facility with a canteen.
2230 · Galway City Council · Lodged 23 February 2022
- Reference
- 2230
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 February 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a change of use at Unit 50A, Briarhill Business Park. The space will change from training rooms with ancillary offices and a canteen to a pool hall facility with a canteen area, including non-illuminated signage.
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 change of use. Change of use is from training rooms with ancillary offices and canteen area including non-illuminated signage over door number one to a pool hall facility with canteen area including non illuminated signage over door number one
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Jun 2026 | €260,000 | 360 m |
| 33 C�irt Na Rasa�, Ballybrit, Galway | Dec 2025 | €150,000 | 360 m |
| 29 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Dec 2025 | €230,000 | 360 m |
| 10 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Mar 2026 | €350,000 | 360 m |
| 16 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 360 m |
| 30 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Apr 2026 | €225,000 | 360 m |
| 31 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Apr 2026 | €225,000 | 360 m |
| Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Feb 2025 | €220,000 | 360 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 received23 February 2022
- Further information requested12 April 2022
- Further information received9 June 2022
- Decision due6 July 2022
- Decision issued22 June 2022
- Grant issued26 July 2022
- Permission expiry25 July 2027
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