Units 1 & 2 of Block B, Ballybane Beg Industrial Estate, Tuam Road Galway
Change of use from a warehouse to an indoor football academy astro mini-pitch.
2460106 · Galway City Council · Lodged 12 April 2024
- Reference
- 2460106
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 April 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of changing the use of an existing warehouse in Ballybane Beg Industrial Estate to an indoor football academy astro mini-pitch. The works also include the installation of an externally illuminated sign on the southwest elevation.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development which consists of: change of use from an existing warehouse, to indoor football academy astro mini-pitch, installation of an externally illuminated sign 4m x 1.2m to southwest elevation, and all ancillary works and services.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 Bothar Na Mine, Kinvaraprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €396,500 | 278 m |
| 33 Mullan Road, Tuam Road, Galway | Mar 2025 | €275,000 | 341 m |
| 2 Glenburren Park, Tuam Rd, Galway | Apr 2025 | €401,000 | 481 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 received12 April 2024
- Decision due6 June 2024
- Decision issued23 May 2024
- Grant issued2 July 2024
- Permission expiry1 July 2029
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