Land parcel 2375619

Area

2,103 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres)

Buildings

No building touches it.

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 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

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

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.

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.