Unit 5 Ros Ard, Cappagh Rd. Knocknacarra, Galway
Change of use from a health clinic to professional services.
2660109 · Galway City Council · Lodged 30 March 2026
- Reference
- 2660109
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 March 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for a change of use of Unit 5 from Class 8(a) Health Clinic to Class 2(b) Professional Services.
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: change of use from class 8(a), use as a health clinic, to class 2(b), use for the provision of professional services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide residential development and for associated support development, which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and will contribute to sustainable residential neighbourhoods”
National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Gillsfort Court, Cappagh Road, Barna | Sept 2025 | €310,000 | 22 m |
| 49 An Cinin Mor, Cappagh Rd, Galway | Jun 2026 | €440,000 | 94 m |
| 55 Cimin Mor, Knocknacarra, Galway | Aug 2025 | €435,000 | 144 m |
| 74 Woodfield, Cappagh Rd, Barna | Nov 2025 | €340,000 | 153 m |
| 97 Woodfield, Cappagh Rd, Barna | Jun 2026 | €455,000 | 156 m |
| 73 Woodfield, Cappagh Rd, Barna | Nov 2025 | €340,000 | 158 m |
| 18 An Cimin Mor, Cappagh Rd, Galway | Oct 2025 | €295,000 | 158 m |
| 21 Cimin Mor, Cappagh Rd, Galwaynot full market price | Mar 2025 | €300,000 | 158 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 received30 March 2026
- Decision due24 May 2026
- Decision issued22 May 2026
- Grant issued1 July 2026
- Permission expiry30 June 2031
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- RefusedAt this site
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2360047Galway CityLodged 16 Aug 2023Change of use
- Refused50 m away
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2560210Galway CityLodged 11 Jul 2025Infrastructure
- Granted50 m away
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1840Galway CityLodged 14 Feb 2018Retention
- Granted70 m away
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22318Galway CityLodged 9 Dec 2022Extension
- Granted90 m away
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17280Galway CityLodged 5 Oct 2017Extension
- Granted110 m away
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16 Ros Ard , Galway
17204Galway CityLodged 11 Jul 2017Extension
- Granted110 m away
Permission for the development which consists of a new first floor side extension, conversion of attic to…
104 Ros Ard , Cappagh Road , Galway
19195Galway CityLodged 4 Jul 2019Extension
- Granted120 m away
Permission for retention which will consist of retaining an extension to rear garage/store to detached house
20 Woodfield , Cappagh Road , Knocknacarra
22108Galway CityLodged 29 Apr 2022Retention
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