Unit 1A Liosban Business Park, Tuam Road, Galway
Change of use from retail to a day centre for vulnerable persons at Liosban Business Park.
2460389 · Galway City Council · Lodged 9 December 2024
- Reference
- 2460389
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 December 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a change of use from a retail unit to a day centre providing daytime care for vulnerable persons. It also includes erecting signage on the north elevation and a new emergency exit door on the east elevation.
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 the following, change of use from retail to day centre for the provision of daytime care for vulnerable persons, the erection of signage to the north elevation, new emergency exit door to the east elevation.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 2 May 2025.
Notified floor area: 178 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sandyview Dr, Riverside, Galway | Sept 2025 | €450,000 | 276 m |
| 3 Glenview Drive, Riverside, Galway | Apr 2025 | €325,000 | 312 m |
| 63 Gort Na Glaise, Sandy Rd, Galway | Feb 2025 | €282,000 | 324 m |
| 70 Gort Na Glaise, Sandy Rd, Galway | Mar 2025 | €330,000 | 324 m |
| 24 Sandyview Dr, Riverside Estate, Tuam Rd | Oct 2025 | €495,000 | 336 m |
| 50 Gort Na Glasa, Sandyrow, Galwaynot full market price | Nov 2025 | €160,000 | 352 m |
| 48 Gort Na Glasa, Sandy Rd, Galwaynot full market price | Nov 2025 | €160,000 | 352 m |
| 6 Glenview Dr, Riverside, Galwaynot full market price | May 2025 | €220,000 | 353 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 received9 December 2024
- Decision due11 February 2025
- Decision issued7 February 2025
- Grant issued21 March 2025
- Permission expiry20 March 2030
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Permission for development which consists of the change of use of Unit 1 (Formerly Units 1B, 2B and 3B) at…
Unit 1 (formerly Units 1B 2B and 3B) , Liosban Industrial Estate , Liosban Retial Centre
23150Galway CityLodged 13 Jun 2023Change of use
- RefusedAt this site
Permission for retention of the amalgamation of units 1B, 2B & 3B at ground and first floor level of a split…
Unit 1B 2B & 3B Liosbaun Retail Centre , Tuam Road , Galway
18283Galway CityLodged 30 Aug 2018Retention
- Granted30 m away
Permission to install a 3m high 'lamp post' style relief vent stack servicing existing above ground natural…
Liosbaun DRI (District Regulating Installation) , Liosbaun Industrial Estate , Tuam Road
18125Galway CityLodged 19 Apr 2018Infrastructure
- Granted50 m away
Planning permission is sought for the retention of a development which will consist of to retain the existing…
Unit 12 Centrepoint , Liosbaun Industrial Estate , Tuam Road
2071Galway CityLodged 20 Mar 2020Retention
- Refused50 m away
Permission for change of use of ground floor and mezzanine floor from Retail to Restaurant with seating…
Unit 12 Centrepoint , Liosban Industrial Estate , Tuam Road
17320Galway CityLodged 23 Nov 2017Change of use
- Granted50 m away
Permission for a change of use from a local convenience retail unit (approved under Planning Ref 14/294) to a…
Unit 11 Centre Point (Ground Floor Level) , Liosban Industrial Estate , Galway
18323Galway CityLodged 11 Oct 2018Change of use
- Granted50 m away
Permission for the removal & replacement of existing corporate signage with new corporate signage
AIB Bank , 3 Liosban Industrial Estate , Tuam Road
1731Galway CityLodged 7 Feb 2017Commercial
- Granted60 m away
Permission for development (previously approved under Pl. Ref. No. 700/99 & 14/294) which will consist of (1)…
Unit 11c , Centrepoint Building , Liosbán Industrial Estate
1754Galway CityLodged 2 Mar 2017Change of use
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