Land parcel 4461793

Area

33,856 m² (3.39 ha, 8.37 acres)

Buildings

32 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 3,225 m².

Zoning

S3 Community Culture and Institutional (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
C2.2 Enterprise Industry and Related Uses (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

• 4 Dec 2025Conditional

  Permission for development which consists of: permission is sought to demolish part of existing front boundary wall and to lower footpath to create new access for parking to front of existing dwelling

  Permission · Galway City Council, 2552

• 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

• 15 Dec 2022Conditional

  Permission for development which consist of i) interior alterations to the layout of the basement ii) Changes to the façade of the existing community centre on the basement level including a new main entrance on the northern elevation, 2 no. new openings on the northern elevation and 2 no. new openings on the southern elevation iii) 3 no. new concrete stairs from car park level down to new main entrance level on the northern and southern elevation iv) the removal of 6 no. car parking spaces v) 2 no. new concrete disability access ramps to the northwest and southwest elevations vi) the reopening of 14 no. pre-existing windows with alterations to 12 on the northern and southern elevation, 1no. new projecting glass box extension on the southeast elevation and 2 no. new glazed façade with inside roller shutter on the western elevation vii) new brick retaining walls on the northern and southern elevations viii) 1 no. new external fire escape door on the eastern elevation ix) 1 no. new accessible toilet, and 1 no. new shower room x) associated signage xi) and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway City Council, 22332

• 18 Jul 2022Conditional

  Permission for development which consists of the construction of a 2 storey extension ( 1,653 sqm ) consisting of a new loading bay and storage areas to the southern elevation of the existing plant along with connections to services and all other associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway City Council, 22198

• 27 Jan 2021Conditional

  Permission for development which will consist of; a) Construct single storey extension to rear of dwelling house. b) Change of use of existing garage to habitable use. c) Alter existing pitched roof to existing rear building to flat roof. d) Remove existing front porch and front elevation changes to ground floor windows and to insulate external front elevation

  Permission, 1 home · Galway City Council, 2115

• 1 Apr 2020Conditional

  Permission for development which will consist of the provision of a fresh air duct on the eastern elevation of the plant from an air handling unit into the manufacturing area of the plant and all associated works.

  Permission · Galway City Council, 2087

• 16 Nov 2017Conditional

  Permission for development which will consist of a ground floor extension to the rear of the existing dwelling. The reconfiguration and introduction of glazing to the existing ground floor accommodation, also to the rear. The introduction of a first floor window to the southern elevation. The reconfiguration of the front garden area to provide 2 no. car parking spaces, and all associated site works.

  Permission, 2 homes · Galway City Council, 17316

• 5 Oct 2017Conditional

  Permission to a) to replace existing flat roof with monopitch roof, b) for utility extension to rear of dwellinghouse and new roof light over

  Permission, 1 home · Galway City Council, 17281

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 2 recorded monuments.

• GA094-010 Church
  Description

  At S end of a graveyard on level ground in a housing estate at Mervue on E outskirts of Galway city. Much-ruined medieval church (WSW-ENE; L 11.5m, Wth 4.5m). The present remains of E window are the result of modern repair. A gap in N wall may indicate the position of doorway. Bonded into W wall is an enigmatic annexe (L 3.8m, Wth 4.4m) with opposing pointed arches occupying the full width of its N and S walls. (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 1, 395-7) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA094-010001 Graveyard
  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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map gives no landslide susceptibility class here. Parts of the land are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_496 (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.