2560143
REFUSEDGalway - Galway County Council
Proposed Development
for the; Demolition of two existing derelict two storey residential dwellings and one car garage that front on to the Clifden Road with a total area of 760.4 m2. Construction of 3 no. 3/5 storey blocks denoted A, B and C. The blocks contain 25 no. residential units made up of 9 no. apartment units, 16 no. duplex units and 3 no. Retail / Professional units, with maximum height of 10.4 & 16.35 metres. The total floor area of apartment and duplex development is 2345.5m2 and the total floor area of commercial development is 214.9m2. Block A is made up as follows: 16 no. residential dwellings, including 4 no. two bedroom duplexes on Level ‘-2 & -1’ , 6 no. two bedroom apartments units on the Level ‘0’, 6 no three bed duplexes on Level ‘+1 & +2’. The total floor area of apartment and duplex development is 1453.1m2. Block B is made up as follows: Level ‘-1’ of block B is bicycle storage , 3 no. commercial units on Level ‘0’, 3 no. residential dwellings, including 3 no. three bedroom Duplex units on Level ‘+1 & +2’. The total floor area of residential development is 338.2m2 and commercial development is 214.9m2. Block C is made up as follows: 3 no. two bed apartment units on Level ‘0’ and 3 no. three bedroom duplex units on Level ‘+1 & +2’. The total floor area of the residential development is 554.2m2. Access to be provided from a revised vehicular site entrance from The Clifden Road. New Footpath and Cycleways to be provided at the entrance to the site. 25 no. Car parking spaces, 101 no. bicycle parking spaces organised as 62 no. secure bicycle parking spaces and 39 no. visitor bicycle parking spaces. All ancillary site development works to include; landscaped open spaces and communal open space approximately 1764m2 or 44% of the overall site area. Private open space is 422.7m², internal roads and footpaths, foul and surface water drainage, site lighting, boundary treatments, and refuse storage located Level ‘-2 & -1’ a total of 48.2m²
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Application received
12 Feb 2025
Further information requested
2 Apr 2025
Further information received
17 Sept 2025
Decision: REFUSED
17 Dec 2025
Decision due
18 Dec 2025
Appeal submitted
21 Jan 2026
Appeal decided: CONDITIONAL
28 Apr 2026
Application Details
- Location
- Cill Ráine , Moycullen , County Galway
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Galway County Council
- Site Area
- 0.4 ha
- Floor Area
- 2345.5 sq m
- Residential Units
- 1
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 12 February 2025
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- REFUSED
- Decision Date
- 17 December 2025
- Permission Expires
- 27 April 2031
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- PL-500667-GY-26
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Submitted
- 21 January 2026
- Decided
- 28 April 2026
Location
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Cill Ráine ,
for the construction of a residential 3 storey duplex building to accommodate 5 no. residential units comprising of 2 number 2 bedroom Apartments on the ground floor, together with 2 number 3 bedroom duplex units and 1 number 4 bedroom duplex unit on the first and second floors; • Provision of a new vehicular and pedestrian access from the N59 Clifden Road; • Provision of 5 no. undercroft car parking spaces and 1 no. mobility impaired parking space, including dedicated electrical charge spaces and ducting to all spaces for future charging points; • Provision of public & private open spaces, bicycle parking, bin storage, site landscaping and public lighting; • Connection to existing services, revised boundary treatments, footpath connections, and all associated site development works. Gross floor space of proposed works 545.00sqm.
Cill Ráine , Moycullen , Co. Galway.
for the erection of a single storey extension to an existing house. Gross floor space of proposed works: 43 sqm
Gort Uí Lochlainn ,
is sought to retain and complete rear extension and minor internal and elevation alterations to existing two storey dwelling house. (Gross floor space of work to be retained 36.70sqm.
Gort Uí Lochlainn ,
to construct (1) front, rear and side single storey extensions (2) roof windows (3) rear first floor dormer window (4) elevation changes to existing house and (5) associated site works at 53 Pairc na gCaor, Moycullen. (Previous Pl. ref. 12/864)
Gortyloughlin ,
a lorg d'Ionad Pobail, páirc imeartha cispheil agus dhá pháirc imeartha uile-aimsire a thógail (gross floor space 1521sqm). Previous Planning Ref. No. 13/573
Cill Raine Maigh Cuilinn ,
for an extension and alterations to existing dwelling house and retention permission for front porch extension to dwelling house with all associated works and ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 15.04 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 3.02 sqm
Gort Uí Lochlainn , Moycullen , 67 Pairc na gCaor
for a residential development. The development will contain 11 no. houses consisting of 9 no. four bed semi-detached and 1 no. five-bed semi-detached three storey houses and also 1 three bedroom detached two storey house together with all associated site works and landscaping (gross floor space 1,657sqm)
Killarainy ,
and completion of house no's 5 to 8 inclusive on previously granted permission ref: 17/812 (ABP-300850-18). Retention to include for revised finish floor levels. Gross floor space of proposed works 1394.9 sqm
Killarainy ,
for an extension to semidetached dwelling at 68 Parc na gCaor. Gross floor space of proposed works: 11.17 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 51.00 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: Shed - 3.5 sqm
Gortyloughlin ,
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