Galway County Council grants permission for 74-home scheme at An Chreig Bhut, Claregalway, Co. Galway

In context

It is one of 51 housing scheme applications Galway County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,641 nationally. Of the 3,067 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 78% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 21 March 2024. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Galway County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

for development at a site which extends to 2.8 hectares. The development will consist of the following: 1. The construction of 74 no. residential units comprising: a. 6 no. one-bed apartments, b. 7 no. two-bed apartments, c. 18 no. three-bed houses, d. 42 no. four-bed houses, e. 1 no. four-bed detached dwelling. 2. Provision of all associated surface water and foul drainage services and connections and all associated site works and ancillary services. 3. A new pedestrian and vehicular access to an unnamed local access road at Gort na Creige; and a new pedestrian access to Slí an Bhradáin. 4. Provision of footpath upgrade works at Slí an Bhradáin and footpath upgrade works at the junction bounding the L-62009 and R381. 5. Provision of communal open space, private open space, site landscaping and boundary treatments, public lighting, resident and visitor car parking, electric vehicle charging points, bicycle parking, refuse storage, pedestrian, cycle, and vehicular links throughout the development, and all other associated site development works. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). Gross floor space of proposed works: 8,871.61 sqm