Unit 1 & Unit 2 , Merlin Commercial Centre , Doughiska

What’s proposed

Permission for development which will consist of the following: a) the change of use of existing premises from warehouse/light manufacturing to a sports recreational facility b) to increase the mezzanine floor area in Unit No.2 c) new internal access between Unit 1 & Unit 2 d) for the erection of signage to the front elevation and all associated site services

20303 is a planning application to Galway City Council for permission for development which will consist of the following: a) the change of use of, received on 20 Nov 2020; permission was granted with conditions on 21 Jan 2021.

Planning details

Reference: 20303
Local authority: Galway City Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 20 Nov 2020
Observations close: 4 Jan 2021 (closed 2084 days ago)
Decision due: 26 Jan 2021 · decided 21 Jan 2021
Decision: Conditional on 21 Jan 2021
Proposed development: Permission for development which will consist of the following: a) the change of use of existing premises from warehouse/light manufacturing to a sports recreational facility b) to increase the mezzanine floor area in Unit No.2 c) new internal access between Unit 1 & Unit 2 d) for the erection of signage to the front elevation and all associated site services
As published by the register.
Site area: 762 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 347284). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCity/AppFileRefDetails/20303/0.

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Unit 1 & Unit 2 , Merlin Commercial Centre , Doughiska

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 16 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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