For development comprising 70 no. residential units on an application site area of 2.39ha approx.

Application details

Planning reference

2360437

Council

Galway County Council

Proposal description

For development comprising 70 no. residential units on an application site area of 2.39ha approx. The development will consist of 5 No. 2-bedroom apartments; 10 No. 2-bedroom, duplex units; 13 No. 2-bedroom, terraced houses; 16 No. 3-bedroom, terraced houses; 8 No. 3-bedroom, semi-detached houses; 3 No. 4-bedroom, terraced houses; 12 No. 4-bedroom, semi-detached houses; 2 No. 5-bedroom, detached houses & 1 No. 6-bedroom, detached houses. Roof mounted solar PV panels on each house, panel orientation determined by the location of the house within the estate. 0.36ha of public open space including children’s play areas. 127 No. surface car parking spaces including; 74 No. residential parking spaces within private curtilage, 38 No. shared parking spaces, 3 No. visitors parking spaces, 4 No. disabled access compliant parking spaces and 9 No. electric vehicle charging spaces. 52 No. bicycle parking stands of which 24 are for public use. Vehicular access via a new priority-controlled T-junction on Ennis Road (R458) and ancillary tie-in arrangements to the public road. 1 no. ESB sub-station. 2 no. surface water attenuation tanks; foul drainage network including foul water pumping station and rising main with connection and discharge to public foul sewer at Ennis Road; connection to existing watermain on Ennis Road. Public lighting, boundary treatment, hard and soft landscaping and all ancillary site development works. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement

Location / address

Ennis Road Gort , County Galway

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

28 Apr 2023

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

7 May 2024

Final grant date

17 Jun 2024

Planning and construction timeline

Key dated milestones from planning, appeal and official building-control records.

1. Application received

   28 Apr 2023

2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

   7 May 2024

3. Final grant

   17 Jun 2024

4. Construction commenced (phase record)

   10 Oct 2025Official NBCO/BCMS data

5. Construction commenced (phase record)

   4 Feb 2026Official NBCO/BCMS data

6. Construction commenced (phase record)

   25 Mar 2026Official NBCO/BCMS data