South of the Letteragh Road (L1323) , Rahoon , Letteragh
REFUSEDPlanning application 23129
Galway - Galway City Council
Proposed Development
Permission for development which consists of a Large-Scale Residential Development on a site located to the South of the Letteragh Road (L1323), in the townlands of Rahoon and Letteragh, Co. Galway. The application is being made under the provisions of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large Scale Residential Development) Act 2021. The development will consist of the following: 1. Demolition of a small lean-to stone shed structure. 2. Construction of 148 no. residential units comprising: i. 93 no. houses (4 no. 2-bed units, 81 no. 3-bed units, and 8 no. 4-bed units) ii. 20 no. duplex units (10 no. 2-bed ground floor units and 10 no. 3-bed upper floor units) iii. 35 no. apartment units (19 no. 1-bed units and 16 no. 2-bed units) 3. Provision of shared communal and private open space, an Active Travel pedestrian and cycle path, car and bicycle parking, site landscaping and public lighting, site services, vehicular and pedestrian access with Letteragh Road and pedestrian and cycle access with Bóthar Dhiarmuida and all associated site development works. 4. Erection of a gabion retaining wall faced with local limestone with additional 1.2m high estate railing along parts of the western boundary of the site to be constructed in the event the subject site is developed prior to the proposed N6 Galway City Ring Road Strategic Infrastructure Development (ABP-Ref: PL07.302885-18). 5. Temporary permission for a period of 3 years for the erection of marketing signage on the site. The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with the objectives of the relevant development plan. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development. All application documentation and information including the Natura Impact Statement (NIS) is available to view online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.RahoonLRDplanning.com
View the full application file on the council's planning portal →Application Timeline
Application received
16 May 2023
Further information requested
7 Jul 2023
Further information received
5 Sept 2023
Decision: REFUSED
19 Oct 2023
Decision due
22 Oct 2023
Appeal submitted
15 Nov 2023
Appeal decided: CONDITIONAL
11 Mar 2024
Application Details
- Location
- South of the Letteragh Road (L1323) , Rahoon , Letteragh
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Galway City Council
- Site Area
- 4 ha
- Floor Area
- 10004 sq m
- Residential Units
- 93
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 16 May 2023
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- REFUSED
- Decision Date
- 19 October 2023
- Permission Expires
- 10 March 2029
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- 318465-23
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Submitted
- 15 November 2023
- Decided
- 11 March 2024
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