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2460693

REFUSED

Galway - Galway County Council

Proposed Development

for: (i) construction of a residential development of 64 no. units (38 no. three-bed units and 26 no. two-bed units) comprising dwellings and duplex units in 7 no. blocks as follows - 12 no. three-bedroom, two-storey houses (6 no. House Type H1 and 6 no. House Type H2) in 3 no. blocks, with private amenity space provided to the rear; - Block D1 and Block D2 containing 32 no. duplex apartments (16 no. two-bedroom and 16 no. three-bedroom) measuring three-storeys in height with private amenity space provided at ground floor level and a terrace to the rear at the northwestern elevation; - Block D3 containing 12 no. duplex units (6 no. two-bedroom and 6 no. three-bedroom) measuring three-storeys in height with private amenity space provided at ground floor level and a terrace to the rear at the northeastern elevation; and - Block D4 containing 8 no. duplex units (4 no. two-bedroom and 4 no. three-bedroom) measuring three-storeys in height with private amenity space provided at ground floor level and a terrace to the rear at the southwestern elevation. (ii) provision of 99 no. car parking spaces comprising 80 no. resident spaces, 5 no. accessible spaces and 14 no. visitor spaces; (iii) total of 132 no. secure resident bicycle parking spaces comprising 72 no. in the space between blocks D1 and D2 and 60 no. spaces provided in the space to the south of block D4 adjoining bin store and provision of 40 no. visitor cycle parking spaces throughout the site; (iv) a new vehicular and pedestrian entrance to the site from Lakeview to the southwest, a new pedestrian link to the site to the northwest at the site of a future supermarket and a new pedestrian entrance to the northeast of the site at Church View; (v) provision of 0.57 hectares public open space and 0.065 hectares of communal open space; (vi) new ESB substation situated to the northeast and pumping station situated to the southwest of the site; (vii) undergrounding of existing overhead cables; (viii) provision of surface water drainage pipe connecting to the River Clare; and (ix) new SuDS and foul water drainage and all associated works inclusive of landscaping and boundary treatments necessary to facilitate the development. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies this application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 7,890.00 sqm

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    7 Jun 2024

  2. Decision: REFUSED

    31 Jul 2024

  3. Decision due

    1 Aug 2024

  4. Appeal submitted

    27 Aug 2024

Application Details

Location
Droim na Gaoithe , Baile Chláir , Co. na Gaillimhe
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Galway County Council
Site Area
2.66 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
7 June 2024
Status
APPEALED
Decision
REFUSED
Decision Date
31 July 2024

An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal

Appeal Reference
ABP-320677-24
Submitted
27 August 2024

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