Land parcel 1982815

Area

15,395 m² (1.54 ha, 3.8 acres)

Buildings

1 building touches it. Its footprint covers 10 m².

Zoning

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

Townland

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Planning applications on this parcel

• 10 Nov 2025Conditional

  Permission for development which consists of: we, HeatGrid Ireland Limited, intend to apply for a 10-year planning application for development of a district heating energy centre at this site, located at Galway Crystal, Murrough Drive, Dublin Road, and a district heating network pipeline in the townlands of Doughiska, Merlin Park, Murrough, Ballybaan More, Renmore, Ballybaan Beg in Galway City, Co. Galway. The proposed development will consist of the following: 1. The demolition of an existing building at the Galway Crystal premises (GFA of demolition 1,290sqm). 2. The construction of buildings to accommodate a District Heating Energy Centre (GFA 1439.1sqm), with a total generated capacity of up to 45MW, comprising of thermal water tanks, a 22-metre flue, roof mounted dry air coolers, gas boiler units, heat pumps, staff welfare facilities, an electrical backup generator, a gas meter room, and associated drainage, water and utility service infrastructure. 3. The construction of a district heating network pipeline (c. 7,877m in length) from the proposed District Heating Energy Centre building within the following roads - Bothar na dTreabh, Dublin Road (R446, R921 and R338), Wellpark Road, Lurgan Park, Gleann Rua, Monivea Road, Ballyloughane Road, Loughnane Road, Glenina Heights, Tara Grove, Renmore Road, Renmore Avenue, Rowan Avenue, Michael Collins Road, Connolly Avenue, Lios An Uisce, Murrough Drive, Rosshill Road, O’Sullivan Park, Walter Macken Place, Quinn Terrace, Loughnane Terrace and Cardinal Cushing Road and the provision of pipes to connect the district heating network pipeline to sites/premises. 4. The proposed development includes all associated site development and site enabling works and ancillary infrastructure.

  Permission · Galway City Council, 2560339

• 22 Jan 2025Conditional

  Permission for development which consists of; 1) The change of use of part of an existing Church to an early-years learning facility. 2) Construction of a pavement, new boundary wall and pedestrian entrance along western boundary. 3) Construction of a staff/enhanced needs carpark and bike covered parking area within the site. 4) Construction of various new play areas within site. 5) Connection to existing services and all associated site works at Grainach House Building, Murrough, Dublin Rd, Co. Galway. H91 NN20.

  Permission · Galway City Council, 2560016

• 11 Jul 2024Conditional

  Permission for development which consists of; Uisce Éireann, intend to apply for permission for development at Merlin Park Pumping Station in the townland of Merlin Park, Old Dublin Road, Galway. The development will consist of a new c. 950m3 underground storage tank that will provide additional wastewater storage capacity to the Merlin Park pumping station. Associated works include overground kiosks and passive odour control units, underground sewerage manholes, watermain, chambers, tank washdown units, tank mixer, 2.0m high perimeter security fencing including vehicular and pedestrian gates and 0.45m high wall, filter drains, replacement of the existing pumps and control panel, associated landscaping and all associated site development works above and below ground. A Natura Impact Statement is included with the planning application.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway City Council, 2460226

• 31 May 2023Conditional

  Permission for development which consists of a new 949m3 underground storage tank and all associated works. The underground storage tank will provide additional wastewater storage capacity to the Merlin Park pumping station. Associated works include site clearance works, overground kiosks and passive odour control units, underground sewerage manholes, watermain chambers, tank washdown units, tank mixer, 2.4m high security fencing including vehicular and pedestrian gates and 0.45m high wall, bollards, filter drains, etc. Landscaping on the site will include new trees, grassed areas, wildflower areas, footpaths, filter drains, shrub planting, etc. The existing 1500mm diameter surface water sewer will be diverted to avoid the new storage tank. The application is for a 10 year planning permission

  Permission, 1 home · Galway City Council, 23134

• 2 May 2019Refused

  Permission for retention of a double sided advertising sign (2.88 m2)

  Retention · Galway City Council, 19125

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 low.

Terrain model

The Geological Survey did not answer.

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.