Galway County Council refuses permission for 65-home scheme at Headford, Cong Road Headford, 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 17 April 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 the development consisting of the following: 1. Construction of 65 no. residential dwellings consisting of: a. 03 no. 4 bedroom 2 storey detached dwellings; b. 21 no. 4 bedroom 2 storey semi- detached dwellings; c. 01 no. 4 bedroom 3 storey terrace dwelling; d. 19 no. 3 bedroom 2 storey semi- detached dwellings; e. 09 no. 3 bedroom 2 storey terrace dwellings; f. 04 no. 2 bedroom 2 storey semi- detached dwellings; g. 08 no. 2 bedroom 2 storey terrace dwellings. 2. New road works along the R334 Cong Road to provide for; a vehicular and pedestrian entrance to serve the development, provision of gateway signage, road re-alignment, together with a pedestrian crossing point. 3. Provision of public and private open spaces, play spaces, bin stores, bicycle parking, site landscaping, revised boundary treatments, and public lighting; 4. Provision of residential carparking including a proportion of electric charging spaces and ducting to all spaces for future electric charging points; 5. Connection to public sewer and public watermain along Cong Road, together with on-site surface water drainage works; 6. Footpath connections, signage locations and all associated site development works and services. A Natura Impact Statement is submitted to the planning authority with this application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 7,807.40 sqm