2260734
REFUSEDGalway - Galway County Council
Proposed Development
for the construction of a Discount Foodstore Supermarket with ancillary off-licence sales. The proposed development comprises: 1) The construction of a single storey (with mezzanine plant deck) mono-pitch Discount Foodstore (with ancillary off-licence use) measuring 2,275 sqm gross floor space with a net retail sales area of 1,409 sqm; 2) Construction of a vehicular and pedestrian access points to both Clonfert Avenue and Dominic Street and associated works; and, 3) Provision of associated car parking, free standing and building mounted signage, trolley bay cover / enclosure, refrigeration and air conditioning plant and equipment, roof mounted solar panels, hard and soft landscaping, cycle parking, boundary treatments, modification of existing footpaths, drainage infrastructure and connections to services / utilities, electricity sub-station and all other associated and ancillary development and works above and below ground level.
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Application received
19 Jul 2022
Further information requested
9 Sept 2022
Further information received
1 Nov 2022
Decision: REFUSED
25 Nov 2022
Decision due
28 Nov 2022
Appeal submitted
21 Dec 2022
Appeal decided: CONDITIONAL
9 Apr 2025
Grant issued
10 Apr 2025
Application Details
- Location
- Portumna ,
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Galway County Council
- Site Area
- 0.94 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 19 July 2022
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- REFUSED
- Decision Date
- 25 November 2022
- Grant Date
- 10 April 2025
- Permission Expires
- 9 April 2030
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- ABP-315409-22
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Submitted
- 21 December 2022
- Decided
- 9 April 2025
Location
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