GrantedCommercialDecided 19 September 2023

16 Gateway Retail Park, Western Distributor Road, Knocknacarra

New corporate signage and window manifestations for Specsavers in Knocknacarra.

23186 · Galway City Council · Lodged 2 August 2023

Reference: 23186
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 2 August 2023
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 100 m²

Summary

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The application is for new high and low-level fascia signage with Specsavers corporate branding, including an illuminated pod, individual lettering, and two rows of manifestation on the shopfront glazing.

Commercialsignageretailshopfront

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development which consists of new high and low level facia signage with specsavers corporate signage, which includes illuminated pod, individual lettering to facia board, also 2 rows of manifestation to glazing on shopfront windows

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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Built & sold

What happened next

Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.

Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 25 January 2024. A completion certificate was lodged on 2 May 2024.

Notified floor area: 396.5 m²

Recent sales nearby

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	204 m
7 Gort Na Bro, Knocknacarra, Galway	Nov 2025	€467,000	245 m
18 Linn Bhui, Old Rahoon Rd, Galway	Dec 2025	€395,000	287 m
42 Gort Greinne, Millers Lane, Galway	Jun 2025	€436,000	307 m
29 Gort Na Bro, Westin Distribitor Road, Galway	Sept 2025	€426,000	309 m
43 Gort Greine, Rahoon Rd, Galway	Apr 2026	€402,500	311 m
54 Riasc Na Ri, Old Rahoon Road, Galway City	Apr 2025	€447,000	311 m
26 Cloch Ard, Bothair Stiofan, Knocknacarra	Feb 2025	€480,000	312 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 received2 August 2023
Decision due26 September 2023
Decision issued19 September 2023
Grant issued2 November 2023
Permission expiry1 November 2028

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