Land parcel 1981649

Area

24,439 m² (2.44 ha, 6.04 acres)

Buildings

2 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 88 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

• 17 Jul 2026Conditional

  Permission for development which consists of: 1. Construction of 47 no. residential units across 4 no. building blocks as follows; a. Block A consists of a 3 storey duplex building to the south-east of the site, comprising of 4 no. 1 bed ground floor apartments and 4 no. 2 bed upper floor apartments, b. Block B consists of a 3 storey duplex building to the south of the site, comprising of 9 no. 1 bed ground floor apartments and 9 no. 2 bed no. upper floor apartments, c. Block C consists of a 3 storey building to the west of the site. The southern end of the building consists of 1 no. 3 bed apartment on the ground floor, 1 no. 3 bed apartment on the first floor and 1 no. 2 bed apartment on the second floor. The remainder of the building consists of 5 no. 2 bed units and integrated bike store at ground floor, and 5 no. 3 bed duplex units on the upper floors, d. Block D consists of a 3 storey duplex building, comprising of 4 no. 1 bed ground floor apartments and 4 no. 2 bed upper floor apartments. 2. Replacement of existing agricultural entrance with the provision of a new vehicular and pedestrian entrance off the Coolough road (L-1021-2 road) to the south, 3. Provision of a 4m set back from existing roadside kerbs along Coolough road frontages, to facilitate future active travel routes, 4. Revised boundary treatments, 5. Provision of single storey bin store/bike store buildings, 6. Provision of public open space areas (to include for a play area), private open space areas, footpaths, public lighting, hard and soft landscaping, 7. Provision of car parking to include accessible spaces, dedicated EV spaces and EV ducting to all spaces for future electric charging points, 8. Proposed connection to existing mains water infrastructure, 9. Proposed on-site surface water drainage arrangements and connection to existing storm sewer network, 10. Proposed connection to sewer network via a proposed sewer extension along the Coolough road (L-1021-2), together with all associated site works and services. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application.

  Permission · Galway City Council, 2660256

• 17 Oct 2025N/a

  Permission for development which consists of: permission is sought by Damree Developments Ltd for the construction of a Residential Development at Coolough Road, Ballinfoile, Galway City. The development will consist of: 1. Construction of 48 no. residential units across 4 no. building blocks as follows; a. Block A consists of a 3 storey duplex building to the south-east of the site, comprising of 4 no. 1 bed ground floor apartments and 4 no. 2 bed upper floor apartments, b. Block B consists of a 3 storey duplex building to the south of the site, comprising of 9 no. 1 bed ground floor apartments and 9 no. 2 bed no. upper floor apartments, c. Block C consists of a 3 storey building to the west of the site. The southern end of the building consists of 1 no. 3 bed unit on the ground floor, 1 no. 3 bed unit on the first floor and 1 no. 2 bed unit on the second floor. The central section of the building consists of 3 no. 2 bed units on the ground floor, and 3 no. 3 bed units on the upper floors. The northern section of the building consists of 2 no. 1 bed units and integrated bin store and bike store on the ground floor, together with 3 no. 2 bed units on the upper floors. d. Block D consists of a 3 storey duplex building, comprising of a 4 no. 1 bed ground floor apartments, 4 no. 2 bed upper floor apartments. 2. Replacement of existing agricultural entrance with the provision of a new vehicular and pedestrian entrance off the Coolough road (L-1021-2 road) to the south, 3. Revised boundary treatments, 4. Provision of single storey bin store/bike store building, 5. Provision of public open space areas (to include for a play area), private open space areas, bicycle parking, footpaths, public lighting, hard and soft landscaping, 6. Provision of Car parking to include for EV ducting to all spaces for future electric charging points, 7. Proposed Connection to existing mains water infrastructure, 8. Proposed on-site surface water drainage arrangements, 9. Proposed connection to sewer network via a proposed sewer extension along the Coolough road (L-1021-2), together with all associated site works and services. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application

  Permission · Galway City Council, 2560324

• 17 Jul 2025Refused

  Permission for development which consists of: retention of the widening of the vehicular access and the provision of the off-street car parking space in lieu of the front lawn area incl. all ancillary site development works

  Retention · Galway City Council, 2560215

• 3 Jan 2024Conditional

  Permission for development which consists of retention and completion of revised boundary wall, revised and additional shed to rear and over rear door canopy under construction

  Retention · Galway City Council, 2460002

• 21 Dec 2023Refused

  Permission for development which consists of (a) Widening of existing vehicular access (b) Provide for an off street car parking space on site in lieu of the existing front lawn area and (c) All associated site works

  Permission · Galway City Council, 23251

• 4 Jan 2023Conditional

  Permission for development which consists of the retention of demolition of existing dwelling and retention of completion of dwelling under construction

  Retention, 1 home · Galway City Council, 231

• 4 Mar 2022N/a

  Permission for development which will consist of the change of use of existing first floor dental practice to 3 bedroom apartment.

  Permission · Galway City Council, 2245

• 21 Jul 2021Conditional

  Permission for development which will consist of demolition of rear sheds, a two storey extension to side, single storey to rear increase of 1st Floor area and infilling of front porch. Changes to all elevations, revised site boundary and entrance including 1 car parking space and bicycle parking

  Permission, 1 home · Galway City Council, 21244

• 19 Mar 2021Refused

  Permission for the development which will consist of demolition of existing dwelling & rear sheds. Construction of new 2 storey dwelling house extending to rear boundary, bicycle garage to front, new boundary wall and revised vehicular entrance including 1 car parking space

  Permission, 1 home · Galway City Council, 2172

• 22 Oct 2020Conditional

  Permission for development which will consist of retention of existing dwellinghouse on revised site boundaries including revised vehicular entrance. Demolition of rear sheds. Extension at rear changes to the existing roof including increase of 1st floor area, changes to all elevations and infilling of existing porch increasing ground floor area. Construction of a new 2-storey dwelling house and associated services with new vehicular entrance on revised site boundaries within the existing curtilage revised from previously approved planning 07/698 & 12/332. Both dwellings will be each provide rear home office space, 1 car parking space and bicycle parking.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway City Council, 20272

• 9 Sept 2020Conditional

  Permission for development which will consist of a 2 storey extension to existing dwelling house and all associated site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Galway City Council, 20230

• 7 Apr 2017Conditional

  Permission for retention for the provision of a porch structure to the front elevation of dwelling house

  Retention, 1 home · Galway City Council, 1794

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

This parcel is in the zone of notification of 1 recorded monument.

• GA082-082 Burial ground
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

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 10 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 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.

Download this parcel as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in Google Earth.

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.