Headford rd shopping center, Galway Shopping Center, Galway
Change of use of vacant retail units at Galway Shopping Center to expand the adjacent Planet Entertainment Centre.
2560003 · Galway City Council · Lodged 10 January 2025
- Reference
- 2560003
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 January 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of changing the use of several vacant ground floor retail units to facilitate an extended commercial leisure and indoor recreation use. This will include a fit-out for bowling, bar service, and general recreational facilities, alongside minor internal and external alterations.
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; a change of use of the adjacent ground floor vacant retail shop units (ref: e, f1, f2, g, & h) to facilitate an extended commercial leisure/indoor recreation use. The development will include site works to existing structure to facilitate the change of use including interalia: fit out of space to support the intended leisure use including bowling, bar service and general recreational facilities, minor internal alterations to facilitate access to/from the applicant’s adjacent existing leisure unit, (planet entertainment centre), and minor alterations to existing fire escape routes and minor alterations to existing south façade to facilitate access and egress doors.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 Cill Ard, Bohermore, Galway | Apr 2025 | €285,000 | 86 m |
| 35 The Plaza Apts, Headford Rd, Galway | Feb 2025 | €333,000 | 127 m |
| 15 The Plaza, Headford Rd, Galway | Dec 2025 | €408,000 | 127 m |
| 7a Market Court, Market Yard, Sligo | Dec 2025 | €152,000 | 127 m |
| 6 The Plaza, Headford Road, Galway | Sept 2025 | €380,000 | 127 m |
| 12 Water Lane, Prospect Hill, Galway | Dec 2025 | €392,500 | 143 m |
| 27 Water Lane, Bohermore, Galway | Dec 2025 | €300,000 | 166 m |
| 28 Cill Ard, Bohermore, Galway | Apr 2025 | €285,000 | 169 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 received10 January 2025
- Further information requested5 March 2025
- Further information received17 July 2025
- Decision due21 August 2025
- Decision issued20 August 2025
- Grant issued9 October 2025
- Permission expiry8 October 2030
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