Galway Business Park, Knocknacarra, Galway
Construction of three office blocks ranging from four to eight storeys at Galway Business Park.
2460021 · Galway City Council · Lodged 25 January 2024
- Reference
- 2460021
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 January 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project consists of three office blocks totaling 14,650 sqm of floor area. The development includes a surface car park with 167 spaces, 216 bicycle spaces, roof-mounted solar panels, and a new vehicular access.
- Storeys
- 8
- Floor area
- 14,650 m²
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 3 no. Offices blocks (gfa: 14,650 sqm) and all associated site development works as follows
- Block
- 8 storey office building providing offices, stair and lift cores and plant rooms (gfa: 7,330 sqm)
- Block
- 6 storey office building providing offices, stair and lift cores and plant rooms (gfa: 4,445 sqm)
- Block
- 4 storey office building providing offices, stair and lift cores and plant rooms (gfa: 2,875 sqm)
- The development includes a surface car park which comprises of 167 no. Car parking spaces (including 9 no. Accessible spaces and 33 no. Ev charging spaces), and 216 no. Bicycle parking spaces (including 22 no. Electric bicycle charging spaces) and 9 no. Motorbike spaces
- Provision of new vehicular access to site
- Provision of bin stores, esb substation, roof mounted solar pv, landscaping, boundary treatments, staff changing facilities, public lighting and all other site development works and services ancillary to the proposed development. A natura impact assessment (nis) will be submitted to the planning authority with the planning application
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for Enterprise, Industral and Related uses”
National zoning type: General industry
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Linn Bhui, Old Rahoon Rd, Galway | Dec 2025 | €395,000 | 169 m |
| 54 Riasc Na Ri, Old Rahoon Road, Galway City | Apr 2025 | €447,000 | 243 m |
| 32 Riasc Na Ri, Old Rahoon Rd, Galwaynot full market price | Apr 2026 | €420,000 | 282 m |
| 22 Gort Greine, Rahoon, Galway | Sept 2025 | €553,000 | 301 m |
| Apartment No. 11 At Cnoc Rath�in, Mincloon Rahoon, Galway Cityprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €325,991 | 307 m |
| Apartment No. 13 At Cnoc Rath�in, Mincloon Rahoon, Galway Cityprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €325,991 | 307 m |
| Apartment No. 10 At Cnoc Rath�in, Mincloon Rahoon, Galway Cityprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €325,991 | 307 m |
| Apartment No. 2 At Cnoc Rath�in, Mincloon Rahoon, Galway Cityprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €317,181 | 307 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 received25 January 2024
- Decision due20 March 2024
- Decision issued20 March 2024
- Appeal submitted15 April 2024
- Appeal decided14 May 2025
- Permission expiry13 May 2030
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