Land parcel 2061985

Area

28,589 m² (2.86 ha, 7.06 acres)

Buildings

No building touches it.

Zoning

R3 Residential (Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 (Variations 1,2,3)) The objective
C2.1 Enterprise Light Industry and Commercial (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

• 16 Oct 2025Conditional

  Notice for a Large-Scale Residential Development Application to Galway City Council. Permission for development which consists of: We, Kingston Stables Limited, intend to apply for permission for development of a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) for a 10-year planning permission, on a site which extends to 5.37 ha on lands located at Rahoon, Knocknacarra, Galway. The application is being made under the provisions of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large Scale Residential Development) Act 2021. The proposed development will consist of: 1. Provision of 362 no. residential units in 4 no. development areas with a mix of apartment and house types on a site area of 5.37 ha. The buildings range between 2 no. and 6 no. storeys in height. The development will comprise the following: • 4 no. 2-bed townhouses; • 40 no. 3-bed townhouses; • 21 no. 4-bed townhouses; • 15 no. 1-bedroom duplex apartments; • 46 no. 2-bedroon duplex apartments; • 15 no. 2-bedroom duplex houses; • 46 no. 3-bedroom duplex houses; • 114 no. 1-bedroom apartments; • 56 no. 2-bedroon apartments; • 5 no. 3-bedroom apartments. 2. Demolition of existing structures (333.8 sqm); 3. Vehicular access to the proposed development from a permitted road (Planning Reference 24/60370 refers); 4. The provision of new active travel cycle and pedestrian access from Millers Lane; 5. Upgrades to the existing access at Kingston Road 6. The provision of a childcare facility (440 sq.m.); 7. The provision of public open space; 8. The provision of 665 no. bicycle parking spaces; 9. The provision of 313 no. car parking spaces; 10. Public lighting, bin stores, signage, services, ESB substation, site landscaping and all ancillary site development and enabling works. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development. All application documentation including the NIS and EIAR is available to view online at the following website set up by the applicant www.kingstonstableslrd.com

  Permission, 13 homes · Galway City Council, 2560320

• 17 Apr 2025Conditional

  Permission for development which consists of: the installation of a roof mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panel array, covering an area of 646SQM. The application relates to a site located within a solar safeguarding zone (SSZ) requiring the application to be made.

  Permission · Galway City Council, 2560116

• 27 Nov 2024N/a

  Permission for development which consists of:- A commercial development on a total site area of 3.1 ha, comprised of: 1.Block A: a 1-2 storey retail block with a gross floor area of 3721 sq.m, comprising of: a. a convenience retail store, to include off-license use, (including warehouse and welfare block) and a net retail floor area of 2721 sq.m; b.1 no. retail unit; 2.Block B: a 2-3 storey mixed use development with a gross floor area of 2055 sq.m comprised of: a.Gym Space; b.5 no. retail units; c.Community Space; 3.Block C: a 2-3-storey, mixed use development (gross floor area of 1537 sq.m) comprised of: a.6 no. office/retail/medical units and ancillary plant, maintenance space; 4.1 no. covered bicycle storage unit (44 no. cycle spaces), 38 no. standard cycle parking spaces and 4 no. cargo bike parking spaces, with 16 no. dedicated staff cycle spaces; 5.172 surface car parking spaces (including 9 no. universal access and 8 no. quick EV charging spaces); 6.Provision of 2 no. new vehicular access points along Altan Road; 7.Upgrades to cycling and pedestrian infrastructure from Western Distributor Road along Altan Road; 8.Erection of surface mounted backlit retail signage, including 2 no. surface mounted backlit entry wall signage and 2 no. totem signage (max height 5500mm); 9.Site lighting, deposit return facilities, roof mounted solar PV, ESB substation, site landscaping and all ancillary site development and enabling works. The application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS).

  Permission · Galway City Council, 2460377

• 22 Nov 2024Conditional

  Forbairt Snámh Thiar Cuideachta Faoi Theorainn Ráthaíochta, intend to apply to Permission for development which consists of; Galway City Council for permission for the development of a swimming pool and sports facility at a 0.87ha site accessed from Altán Road and Millers Lane, in the townlands of Rahoon, Knocknacarra, Galway. The proposed development will consist of the construction of a prefabricated aluminium frame and fabric tensile envelope with independently constructed facilities building within the envelope and will include the following: 1. Provision of a 35 x 25m competition standard swimming pool with adjustable floor (max depth 2m); 2. Ground floor changing rooms ‘wet village’ including steam room, sauna and first aid (425 sq.m.), pool deck and spectator area (476 sq.m), reception and staff offices (57 sq.m.), gymnasium (576 sq.m), storage areas and plant spaces (52 sq.m.); 3. Provision of ancillary spaces on the mezzanine floor including multifunctional sports court (760sq. m), gymnasium (92 sq.m), staff offices (54 sq.m.); bathroom facilities and plant spaces (389 sq.m.); 4. Provision of plant area at basement level (495 sq.m.); 5. Provision of a coffee dock at ground floor level (85 sq. m.); 6. The provision of new vehicular and pedestrian access from Altán Road along with the provision of upgraded cycle and pedestrian infrastructure along Altán Road; 7. The provision of new active travel cycle and pedestrian access from Millers Lane; 8. Provision of site landscaping, wall mounted signage, public lighting, bike parking (89 no. Spaces), car parking (75 no. Spaces), bus parking (2 no. Spaces), 1 no. ESB Substation, 1 no. LV Switch room, ground mounted solar PV (250 sq. m) and all associated site development and site enabling works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development.

  Permission · Galway City Council, 2460370

• 19 May 2023N/a

  Permission for development which consists of a 11,134 sqm school comprising classrooms, specialist room accommodation, PE Hall/ Multi-Purpose Hall, a 2 classroom Special Needs Unit, ancillary accommodation, five external Ball Courts, 79 car parking spaces, bicycle storage, hard and soft landscaping, water attenuation systems and all necessary pathways. The building comprises a central part three-storey part four-storey central East-West block with P.V panels on the roof with two part three-storey part two-storey lateral peninsula blocks each with ball courts on the roof; ESB substation; Creation of a centrally located fiered amphitheatre space, courtyard gardens with extensive hard and soft landscaping; An LPG Gas Store and attenuation area to the North West of the site; A new signalised junction, access road and dedicated cycle lane providing entry from the N59 junction of Circular Road enclosing the development and terminating on Saint Anne's Road with a North-South fire path enclosing the Eastern boundary and with pedestrian access from the N59 all comprising new drainage and ancillary works; New boundary treatment to the N59

  Permission · Galway City Council, 23125

• 16 Nov 2022Conditional

  Permission for development which consists of retaining the section of stone cladding facing Millers Lane on the rear boundary wall ( to regularise condition no.3 of planning register reference no 16/263 )

  Retention, 1 home · Galway City Council, 22295

• 10 May 2021Refused

  Permission for development which will consist of Phase 1 of two-phased masterplan for a new urban village 'Kingston Cross' on lands zoned CI on the south side of the Western Distributor Road at the Knocknacarra District Centre. Phase 1 the subject of this application is for a mixed-use development comprising a licensed supermarket with undercroft parking (258 parking spaces);a retail warehouse unit with a surface area car park (137 parking spaces);9no.flexible shop/retail service units; 2no. flexible medical/community units; a café/restaurant unit, together with ancillary office use, entrance lobbies, lifts, travellators, trolley bays, a substation, a new pedestrian/cycle route, boundary treatments, landscaping, a central civic space including play and exercise areas and together with a covered sports court; a new access road off the Western Distributor Road, service access and signage as well as ancillary development and all associated site development works

  Permission · Galway City Council, 21148

• 4 Sept 2019Conditional

  Planning Permission for the development which will consists of the construction of a part single storey, part two storey mixed use development totalling 2,694sqm gross floor space, including: a Licensed Discount Foodstore Supermarket with ancillary off -licence sales measuring 2,154 sqm gross (net retail sales area of 1,377sqm), a Café/ Restaurant measuring 197sqm, a Barbers measuring 80 sqm, a Nail Bar measuring 20 sqm, a physiotherapy clinic measuring 56 sqm, and associated communal areas measuring 187 sqm; and, the provision of associated car parking, free standing and building mounted signage, free standing trolley bay and enclosure, refrigeration and air conditioning plant and equipment, roof mounted solar panels, public lighting, hard and soft landscaping, cycle parking, boundary treatments, vehicular and pedestrian accesses, drainage infrastructure and connections to services / utilities, and all other associated and ancillary development and works above and below ground level

  Permission, 1 home · Galway City Council, 19251

• 6 Jul 2018Conditional

  Permission for development on a site of 0.617 hectares at the junction of Bóthar Stiofáin & Western Distributor Road, comprising the construction of a single storey (with mezzanine plant deck) licensed Discount Foodstore supermarket with ancillary off-licence sales measuring 2,185 sqm gross floor space with a net retail sales area of 1,387sqm; the construction of a single storey Coffee shop/ Café measuring 66.5sqm gross floor space; and , the provision of associated car parking, free standing and building mounted signage, free standing trolley bay and enclosure refrigeration and air conditioning plant and equipment, public lighting, hard and soft landscaping, cycle parking, boundary treatment, vehicular and pedestrian accesses, drainage infrastructure and connections to services/utilities and all other associated and ancillary development above and below ground level

  Permission, 2 homes · Galway City Council, 18224

• 16 Jun 2017Conditional

  Permission for retention of existing security fencing around the perimeter of the site

  Retention, 1 home · Galway City Council, 17167

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

Designated sites

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Recorded monuments around it

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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

The EPA radon map did not answer.

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_431 (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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