Briarhill Business Park, Doughiska, Galway
Retention of a car sales yard and office portacabin at Briarhill Business Park.
2660121 · Galway City Council · Lodged 9 April 2026
- Reference
- 2660121
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 9 April 2026
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to retain the use of a commercial site for car sales and display, including ancillary signage. The application also includes the retention of an on-site portacabin used as a staff area and office.
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: to retain the use of a commercial site at briarhill business park, in the townland of doughiska, for the purposes of car sales and display, along with ancillary signage. Permission is also sought to retain a portacabin at the same location, which is currently being used as staff area and office.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Rinn Lia, Old Ballybrit Rd, Ballybrit | Feb 2025 | €308,000 | 355 m |
| Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Feb 2025 | €220,000 | 428 m |
| 1 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Oct 2025 | €230,000 | 428 m |
| 33 C�irt Na Rasa�, Ballybrit, Galway | Dec 2025 | €150,000 | 428 m |
| 29 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Dec 2025 | €230,000 | 428 m |
| 10 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Mar 2026 | €350,000 | 428 m |
| 16 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 428 m |
| 30 Cuirt Na Rasai, Ballybrit, Galway | Apr 2026 | €225,000 | 428 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 April 2026
- Decision due3 June 2026
- Decision issued2 June 2026
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