For development consisting of 1) construction of 92 no residential units consisting of 8 no 1 bed apartments…

Application details

Planning reference

201384

Council

Galway County Council

Proposal description

For development consisting of 1) construction of 92 no residential units consisting of 8 no 1 bed apartments, 34 no 2 bed apartments, 11 no 3 bed apartments, 21 no 3 bed duplex apartments, 13 no 3 bed terraced houses, 5 no 4 bed terraced houses, 2) provision of 3,979 sqm of commercial floorspace and all associated ancillary and storage space consisting of Block 5 - 3 no. comparison Retail Units (gross floor area 309sqm) - Unit 1: 108.6sqm (net). Unit 2: 88.9sqm (net) and Unit 3: 76.5sqm (net). Block 6 - Creche (84sqm) & 2 no. Office Units (347sqm), Block 7 - Café (237 sqm gross floor area), Block 8 - 4 no. Convenience Retail Units (gross floor area 441sqm) - Unit 1: 67.7sqm (net), Unit 2: 71.6sqm (net), Unit 3: 88.3sqm (net) and Unit 4: 67.8sqm (net). Provision of a Discount Foodstore with ancillary off-licence sales (gross floor area: 2,268sqm / net retail area 1,420sqm). Change of use of Athenry House (RPS REf 131 / NIAH Ref 30332038) to office use (Gross floor area: 293sqm). 3) Works to existing Athenry House gate at the corner of Clarke Street and Cross Street. 4) Demolition of existing bungalow on application site (106.48sqm) 5) Provision of shared communal and private open space, pedestrian and vehicular access, appropriate landscaping and boundary treatments, play equipment, outdoor seating areas, street furniture, signage, bin stores, an ESB substation, 214 no car parking spaces, 291 no cycles spaces and all other site development works and services ancillary to the proposed development. 6) A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. 7) Athenry House is included within the planning application site boundary and is a Protected Structure (RPS Ref 131 / NIAH Ref 30332038) The application site is within an Architectural Conservation Area. Gross floor space of proposed works; 12,953sqm, Gross floor space of any demolition; 106.48sqm

Location / address

Athenry

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

24 Sept 2020

Council decision

REFUSED

Council decision date

18 Nov 2020