Galway County Council grants permission for 149-home scheme at Farrannamartin, Tuam Urban, Co. Galway

In context

It is one of 49 housing scheme applications Galway County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,570 nationally. Of the 3,029 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% 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 29 September 2026. 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 a large scale residential development (LRD) comprising of the following: a) the demolition of the existing derelict dwelling house and existing sheds, b) construction of 149 no. residential units comprising of: a.16 no. 1 bed units b.26 no. 2 bed units c.99 no. 3 bed units d.8 no. 4 bed units, c) 1 no. creche facility and ancillary open space, refuse store, cycle parking and vehicle parking, d) alterations to exiting dwelling house entrance from R939 to provide vehicle and pedestrian entrance to proposed development, e) provision of 271 car parking spaces throughout proposed development, f) provision of 497 secure bicycle parking spaces throughout the development, including 80 short term visitor spaces, g) provision of communal open space including hard and soft landscaping including such as planting, paving and public lighting, h) provision of central play area with mix of features to central communal open space, i) provision of drainage systems including SUDS rain garden areas, j) provision of 1 no. ESB substation to service development, k) proposed connection to Galway County Council Part VIII development, LA07/25, and proposed future connections to adjacent residential developments and surrounding R2 lands. l) all other associated and ancillary development and site works