Land parcel 1979436

Area

12,829 m² (1.28 ha, 3.17 acres)

Buildings

26 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 2,951 m².

Zoning

G1 Recreation and Amenity (Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 (Variations 1,2,3)) The objective
R3 Residential (Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 (Variations 1,2,3)) The objective

Townland

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Planning applications on this parcel

• 27 Jan 2026Conditional

  Permission for development which consists of: Permission is sought by Bomac Developments Ltd. for the construction of 48 no. residential units & a Creche at Tornóg, Headford Road, Galway City. The development will consist of: 1. Construction of 6 no. duplex building blocks as follows; a. Block 1 consists of a 3 storey building, comprising of 2no. 2 bed ground floor apartments, 2no. 3 bed ground floor apartments, with an integrated bin store and integrated bike store. b. Block 2 consists of a 3 storey building, comprising of 7no. 2 bed ground floor apartments, 7no. 3 bed upper floor apartments, c. Block 3 consists of a 3 storey building, comprising of 4no. 1 bed ground floor apartments, 4no. 2 bed ground floor apartments, 4no. 2 bed upper floor apartments, 4no. 3 bed upper floor apartments, with an integrated bin store and integrated bike store, d. Block 4 consists of a 3 storey building, comprising of a 2no. 1 bed ground floor apartments, 2no. 2 bed upper floor apartments, e. Block 5 consists of a 3 storey building, comprising of a ground floor creche, 1no. 1 bed ground floor apartment, 1no. 2 bed ground floor apartment, 2no. 2 bed upper floor apartments, 2no. 3 bed upper floor apartments, f. Block 6 consists of a 3 storey building, comprising of a 2no. 1 bed ground floor apartments, 2no. 2 bed upper floor apartments. 2. 3 no. stand-alone single storey storage buildings, 3. Revised boundary treatments and revised site boundaries, 4. Provision of public open space areas (to include for play spaces), private open space areas, bicycle parking, footpaths, public lighting, hard and soft landscaping, 5. Car parking including dedicated EV charge spaces, ducting to all spaces for future electric charging points, 6. Proposed connection to existing mains water infrastructure and foul sewer network, and on-site surface water drainage arrangements, together with all associated site works and services

  Permission · Galway City Council, 2660016

• 11 Oct 2024Conditional

  Permission for development which consists of an amendment to permitted development Reg. Ref. 24/60083 to incorporate Unit 7 into the permitted healthcare development The proposed development will comprise of the amalgamation of Units 6 and 7; change of use of Unit 7 (approx. 78sqm GFA) from retail to use ancillary to the healthcare use permitted at Unit 10/11 for the provision of non-patient facing activities and staff welfare facilities (consistent with the permitted use of Unit 6); upgrade of existing entrance to provide a universally accessible entrance door to Unit 7; together with all associated internal reconfiguration, site and development works.

  Permission · Galway City Council, 2460323

• 31 May 2024Conditional

  Permission for development which consists of: the provision of 2 no. 3 storey duplex blocks comprised of 10 no. 1 bed units, 16 no. 2 bed units and 6 no. 3 bed units with associated support facilities; car parking, cycle parking, bin storage, landscaped open space, and all associated site works and services. Development on this site was previously granted under pl.ref. 06/58, 19/42 and 23/62.

  Permission, 32 homes · Galway City Council, 2460173

• 28 Mar 2024Conditional

  Permission for development which consists of 1. Part retention of change of use (approx. 21sqm GFA) and part change of use (approx. 263.6sqm GFA) of Unit 10/11 (total GFA approx. 284.6sqm) from permitted VHI HomeCare Centre (for provision of 'Hospital in the Home' medical and associated services) to use as healthcare facility (to provide enhanced Primary and Urgent Healthcare services including the provision of clinical treatment rooms, x-ray facility, reception and ancillary support spaces); 2. Change of use of Unit 6 (approx. 78sqm GFA) from permitted retail to use ancillary to the healthcare use of Units 10/11 (for provision of non-patient facing activities and staff welfare facilities); 3. Internal reconfiguration of Units 6 & 10/11 to facilitate healthcare use, provision of new universally accessible entrance door and external canopy and shelter at existing entrance to Unit 10/11 and provision of a new fire escape door to the rear of Unit 10/11; 4. Replacement of 4 no. existing car parking spaces with 2 no. accessible car parking spaces, provision of a universally accessible pedestrian access ramp from existing car park to existing commercial units, provision of a bicycle parking shelter and provision of an ambulance set down area and associated extension of existing footpath; 5. Provision of signage including 1 no. internally lit triangular wayfinding sign to the south of Unit 10/11 and 2 no. nameplate signs at entrance to Unit 10/11; and 6. All associated and ancillary landscape, site and development works, including additional plant, bin storage and back-up generator and associated loss of 1 no. parking space at undercroft car park level, necessary to facilitate the change of use.

  Permission · Galway City Council, 2460083

• 3 Jul 2023Conditional

  Permission for development which consists of the provision of 2 no. two and three storey blocks, and 2 no. three storey blocks consisting of 14 no. 2 bed and 16 no. 3 bed apartments, 6 no. 3 bed dwellings, creche; access road, car parking, cycle parking, bin storage, communal open space, landscaping, and all associated site works and services

  Permission, 6 homes · Galway City Council, 2360007

• 16 Mar 2023Conditional

  Permission for development which consists of to include the provision of a 4 storey over undercroft (5 storeys in total) assisted living apartment building, comprised of 13 no. 1 bed and 32 no. 2 bed apartments with associated support facilities; car parking, cycle parking, bin storage, communal open space, landscaping, adjustments to existing road layout, and all associated site works and services. Development on this site was previously granted under planning reference 06/58 and 19/42.

  Permission · Galway City Council, 2362

• 21 Dec 2022N/a

  Permission for development which consists of the provision of 2 no. two and three storey blocks, and 2no. 3 storey blocks consisting of 14 no. 2 bed and 16 no. 3bed apartments, 6 no. 3 bed dwellings, and creche; access road, car parking, cycle parking, bin storage, communal open space, landscaping and all associated site works and services.

  Permission, 6 homes · Galway City Council, 22343

• 12 Nov 2021Refused

  Permission for development which will consist of: to amend planning approval reference 19/42 consisting of (i) replacing Blocks Q & R, which consisted of 1.No. house and 12 No. duplex units over 3 storeys, with Block N, consisting of 18 No. apartments over 3 storeys and (ii) additional car parking and associated site works.

  Permission · Galway City Council, 21370

• 19 Oct 2021Refused

  Permission for development which will consist of amending planning approval reference 19/42 consisting of: (i) the addition of 4 No. 2 bedroom apartments and 2 no. 1 bedroom apartments to the undercroft of the approved Block H (ii) minor window configuration changes and (iii) additional car parking and associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Galway City Council, 21340

• 27 Oct 2020Refused

  Permission for development which will consist of to amend planning approval reference 19/42 consisting of (i) the omission of approved Block R (1 no. 3 bedroom house); (ii) the relocation of approved Block Q (6 no. 3 bedroom duplex houses over 6 no. ground floor 2 bedroom apartments) to an adjacent approved open space area; (iii) the relocation of the above approved open space area to the adjacent site of the above approved Block Q; (iv) associated site works

  Permission, 6 homes · Galway City Council, 20276

• 21 Jun 2017Conditional

  Permission for development and retention of development comprising: 1. Retention of reconfiguration of part of rear of unit no. 11 and link corridor to unit no. 10; 2. Change of use of unit no. 11 from (permitted) retail/commercial and unit no. 10 from restaurant (and their amalgamation) to a VHI HomeCare Centre (for provision of 'Hospital in the Home' medical and associated services); 3. Subdivision of previously permitted (Reg. Ref: 08/618) restaurant in unit nos. 9 & 10, with restaurant use remaining in unit no. 9; and, 4. All associated internal works and fit out, glazing decals/manifestations, signage, new entrance door and removal of existing entrances, and all other ancillary works and development

  Retention, 1 home · Galway City Council, 17175

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.

Recorded monuments around it

No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Ground and risks

Radon

At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low. Parts of the land are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_474 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.