Planning applications in Athenry

69-Home Residential Development, Ballydavid South

for a residential development. The development will consist of the following: 1. Construction of 69 no. dwelling houses comprising of the following mix; a. 4 no. four-bed semi detached houses, b. 10 no. three-bed semi-detached houses, c. 45 no. three bed terraced townhouses, d. 6 no. two-bed semi-detached houses, e. 4 no. two-bed terraced townhouses. 2. Provision of new vehicular and pedestrian entrance onto the R347 road, 3. Provision of main access road, to include 4m wide active travel route, with potential connection to future development lands to the east of the site, 4. Provision of car parking including provision for future EV charging points, 5. Provision of public open space areas including play area, private open space areas, landscaping, footpaths, internal pedestrian crossings, bicycle parking spaces, public lighting, ESB Substation, groundworks and revised boundary treatments, 6. Provision for existing esker feature on the north-eastern part of the site, to function as a passive amenity space, with provision of an amenity gravel path and associated landscaping. 7. Provision of sewage pumping station and connection to foul sewer network via a proposed sewer extension along the R347 Road to the south to an existing manhole to the front of the ‘Parc an Rí’ housing estate, 8. Provision of footpath extension along the R347 road to the south, to tie in with the existing roadside footpath to the front of the “Garrai Glas” housing estate. 9. Connection to existing mains water infrastructure on the R347 road, 10. Provision of surface water drainage arrangements to include on site attenuation and infiltration together with all associated site works and services

Ballydavid South , Athenry , Co Galway · 29 Jun 2026

136-Unit Residential Development on Raheen Road, Athenry

for a Large-Scale Residential Development. The application is being made under the provisions of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large Scale Residential Development) Act 2021. The proposed development will consist of the following: construction of 136 no. residential units comprising of: 21 no. 2-bed residential units, 104 no. 3-bed residential units, 11 no. 4-bed residential units; the provision of pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure fronting the development on the Raheen Road (L-3103); the installation of a raised zebra crossing on the Raheen Road (L-3103); provision of 2 no. pedestrian and cyclist entrances from the Raheen Road (L-3103) and 1 no. vehicular entrance from the Raheen Road (L-3103); the provision of hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatments including a new stone wall along the southern boundary; the setback of the existing stonewall along the southeastern boundary; provision of shared communal and private open space, car and bicycle parking, bin storage, public lighting, photovoltaic panels at roof level and 2 no. ESB substations; all associated surface water, watermain and foul water drainage services and connections (including nature-based drainage solutions and a pumping station) and all associated site works and ancillary services necessary to facilitate the proposed development. The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal is consistent with the objectives of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028

Raheen Ballygarraun North & Ballygarraun South , Athenry , Co. Galway · 24 Jun 2026

60-Unit Mixed-Use Development at Athenry House

for mixed use development consists of a total of 60no. residential units (55no. dwellings and 5no. apartments) along with provision of a discount food store and a café. To include: excavation/general site preparation works including infilling and raising, demolition of an existing bungalow within the application site, refurbishment of Athenry House (protected structure) for use as 4no. apartments. (Block C) ground floor café, with a 2bed apartment at first floor level and all associated site development works and services. Previous Pl. Ref. – 21/2281, 20/1384, 07/3703. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and accompanies this application

Athenry , Co. Galway · 6 Dec 2024

12-Unit Apartment Development, Caherroyn, Athenry

for the construction of 12 no. residential units. The development will consist of the construction of: • A three storey apartment block, comprising of 6 no. 1 bed ground floor simplex units, 5 no. 2 bed upper floor duplex units and 1 no. 3 bed upper floor duplex unit, together with an integrated ground floor bin store/bike store. The proposed development will also include for; • Provision of a public open space area, private open space areas, visitor bicycle parking, footpath connections, public lighting, landscaping and revised boundary treatments. • Provision of carparking including EV parking and ducting to all spaces for future EV charging points, and accessible parking. • Provision of a raised ramp crossing to traverse the Slí An Chlairín estate road located to the west of the site. • Connection to existing mains water infrastructure, connection to foul sewer network and provision of surface water drainage works to serve the development, together with all associated site works and services. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application

Caherroyn , Athenry , Co. Galway · 2 Sept 2026

23-Unit Residential Development, Knockaunglass

for the construction of a Residential Development consisting of 23 no.residential units: a row of two storey terraced houses comprising 6 no. 3 bed houses and 1 no. 4 bed end of terrace house,- Duplex BlockNo. 1 (two storey building) comprisingof 2no. 2bed apartments and 2 no. 1 bed apartments on the ground floor,with 2no. 2 bed apartments and 2no. 1 bed apartments on the first floor.- Duplex BlockNo. 2 (two storey building) comprising of 3no. 2bed apartments and 1 no. 1 bed apartment on the ground floor,with 3no. 2 bed apartments and 1no. 1 bed apartment on the first floor, together with an integrated single storey bin store/bike store annex. The proposed development will also include for;- Provision of public open space areas, private open space areas, bicycle parking, footpath connections, public lighting, landscaping and revised boundary treatments.- Provision of carparking including ducting to all spaces for future EV charging points;- Provision of an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing to traverse the R-347 Regional road,- Connection to existing mains water infrastructure and foul drainage networks including on site surface water attenuation to serve the development, together with all associated site works and services. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to theplanning authority with this application

Knockaunglass , Athenry , Co. Galway · 12 Dec 2025

Wind Turbine Testing and Research Site, Cashla & Moor

to extend wind turbine testing & research site to rear of existing factory (previously granted under planning permission ref. number 13/1242) to include the following: 24 no. 20-30kw wind turbines (maximum height is 30.100 meters), includes 2 no. turbines in upper test site (previously granted under planning permission ref. no. 20/101), all other ancillary site works

Cashla & Moor , Athenry , Co. Galway · 23 Dec 2025

Warehouse Extension and Logistics Building, Caherroyn, Athenry

for provision of an extension to the existing warehouse building (Permitted under Pl. Ref. 05/5047 and extended under Pl. Ref. 10/841) comprising a total extension area of 3,395 sq. m; Construction of 1 no. new warehouse building for storage, logistics and manufacturing associated with the existing land use, including 5 no. staff toilets and 11 no. loading bays (gross floor area 2,118 sq. m); Continued use of the existing site access junction via L3107 permitted under Pl. Ref. 02/1375; Provision of 1 no. new site access junction via L3107; Alterations to car parking layout providing 56 no. additional car parking spaces for staff and visitors, including 5 no. universal access spaces (103 no. total car parking spaces provided); Provision of 20 no. bicycle parking spaces located within a secure, stacked bicycle shelter; Provision of designated onsite flood attenuation measures including an attenuation pond, stoned attenuation areas, permeable hard surface areas and additional drainage infrastructure; Provision of a concrete circulation yard to facilitate HGV movements within the site; All ancillary works required, including site lighting layout, landscaping, pedestrian infrastructure, boundary treatments and all associated site development works. The proposed development includes a revision of the site boundary from 1.296 hectares (permitted under Pl. Ref. 05/5047) to 3.31 hectares (site area increase of 2.014 hectares). The Planning Application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement

Caherroyn , Athenry , Co. Galway · 13 Feb 2026

Barrettspark Quarry Continuation and Extension, Athenry

for continued use of the existing quarry to the permitted depth of minus 5 mOD, including drill-ing, blasting, crushing, processing, stockpiling of materials, associated roads and ancillary services (granted under Planning Ref. File No.: 09/1958 and ABP Ref.: PL07.235821); Continued use of open storage areas; Continued use of existing permitted concrete manufacturing facility (granted under Planning Ref. File No. 09230 and 19/517: ABP-304769-19); Continued use of the existing office (granted under Planning Ref. File No.: 09/1958 and ABP Ref.: PL07.235821); Continued use of the existing maintenance shed (granted under Planning Ref. File No. 09610); Continued use of the existing water management system (including settlement lagoons), weighbridge and wheelwash; Lateral extension of the existing permitted quarry area over a previously permitted extraction area (granted under Planning Ref. File No. 06/4125) of c.4.6 ha. area to a final floor level of minus 5 mOD. The total quarry extraction area will be c. 13 Ha.; Restoration of the application area to natural habitat after uses following completion of ex-traction. The proposed development is within an overall application area of c. 27.5 hectares and is for a total period of 22 years (comprising an operational period of 20 years followed by 2 years for restoration). This application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR)

Barrettspark , Athenry , Co. Galway · 4 Mar 2025