Coolough Road, Ballinfoile, Galway City
Approved in Oct 2026. No sign of building yet.
- 17 Jul 2026Received
- 9 Sept 2026Conditional
- 29 Oct 2026Final approval
- 28 Oct 2031Approval runs out
- Status
- Under appeal
- Decision
- Conditional · 9 Sept 2026
- Council
- Galway City Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 8,733 m²
What’s proposed
Permission for development which consists of: 1. Construction of 47 no. residential units across 4 no. building blocks as follows; a. Block A consists of a 3 storey duplex building to the south-east of the site, comprising of 4 no. 1 bed ground floor apartments and 4 no. 2 bed upper floor apartments, b. Block B consists of a 3 storey duplex building to the south of the site, comprising of 9 no. 1 bed ground floor apartments and 9 no. 2 bed no. upper floor apartments, c. Block C consists of a 3 storey building to the west of the site. The southern end of the building consists of 1 no. 3 bed apartment on the ground floor, 1 no. 3 bed apartment on the first floor and 1 no. 2 bed apartment on the second floor. The remainder of the building consists of 5 no. 2 bed units and integrated bike store at ground floor, and 5 no. 3 bed duplex units on the upper floors, d. Block D consists of a 3 storey duplex building, comprising of 4 no. 1 bed ground floor apartments and 4 no. 2 bed upper floor apartments. 2. Replacement of existing agricultural entrance with the provision of a new vehicular and pedestrian entrance off the Coolough road (L-1021-2 road) to the south, 3. Provision of a 4m set back from existing roadside kerbs along Coolough road frontages, to facilitate future active travel routes, 4. Revised boundary treatments, 5. Provision of single storey bin store/bike store buildings, 6. Provision of public open space areas (to include for a play area), private open space areas, footpaths, public lighting, hard and soft landscaping, 7. Provision of car parking to include accessible spaces, dedicated EV spaces and EV ducting to all spaces for future electric charging points, 8. Proposed connection to existing mains water infrastructure, 9. Proposed on-site surface water drainage arrangements and connection to existing storm sewer network, 10. Proposed connection to sewer network via a proposed sewer extension along the Coolough road (L-1021-2), together with all associated site works and services. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application
Planning details
- Reference
- 2660256
- Local authority
- Galway City Council
- Status
- Under appeal · register status “APPEALED FINANCIAL”
- Received
- 17 Jul 2026
- Observations close
- 21 Aug 2026 (closed 75 days ago)
- Decision due
- 10 Sept 2026 · decided 9 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Conditional on 9 Sept 2026
- Site area
- 8,733 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 5 · 500 m · 12 months
- Open134 Castlelawn Heights , Headford Road , Galway
- Appealed207 Castlelawn Heights , Headford Road , Galway
- Granted191 Tirellan Heights , Headford Road , Galway
- Refused2 Carraig Ban , Coolough Road , Menlo
- Commenced7 , Castlelawn Heights , Headford Road
- WithdrawnCoolough Road , Ballinfoile , Galway City
- GrantedCoolough Road , Terryland , Galway
- Appeal decidedNO 62 CASTLELAWN HEIGHTS , HEADFORD ROAD , GALWAY
- Granted1 Carraig Bán , Coolough Road , Galway
- Appeal decidedSite located to the west of the Coolough Road (L-1005) in the townland of Coolagh (also known as Coolough) , Co. Galway in addition to road improvement works located on the Dyke Road (L-1004) located in the townland of Terryland , Co. Galway
- GrantedTerryland Water Treatment Plant , Dyke Road , Terryland
- Commenced152 Tirellan Heights , Headford Road , Galway
- GrantedNo. 46 Crestwood , Coolagh Road , Galway
- Granted187 Castlelawn Heights , Headford Road , Galway
- Refused59 Castlelawn Heights , Headford Road , Galway
- CommencedCoolough Road , Terryland , Galway City
- Granted16 Castlelawn Heights , Headford Road , Galway
- CommencedMenlo Park Hotel , Ballinfoyle , Headford Road
- Granted187 Castlelawn Heights , Headford Road , Galway
- Commenced3A Coolough Road , Headford Road , Galway
- Granted213A Castlelawn Heights , Headford Road , Galway
- WithdrawnFirst Floor , Terryland Medical Centre , Castlelawn Shopping Centre
- CommencedNo. 11 Castlelawn Heights , Headford Road , Galway
- Granted168 Tirellan Heights , Headford Road , Galway
Homes nearby
- For saleCastlelawn Heights, Headford Rd, Galway, Galway City Centre, Co. Galway, H91 XFR3
- For sale188 Tirellan Heights, Headford Road, Tirellan, Co. Galway, H91 XFV5
- For sale20 Tirellan Heights, Headford Road, Co. Galway, H91 E02V
- For sale43 Crestwood, Coolough Road, Headford Road, Galway, H91 R5YX
- For sale282 Tirellan Heights, Headford Road, Tirellan, Co. Galway, H91 H6WV
- For sale268 Tirellan Heights, Headford Road, Tirellan, Co. Galway, H91 P2ET
Appeal
Appeal PL-502233-GC-26 (status unknown), not yet matched.
Zoning
Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.
A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.
Protections nearby 250 m
- Recorded monument · 6
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 3 Nov 2026, 23:01.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 3 Nov 2026, 23:01
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
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| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 3 Nov 2026, 23:01 | open |
Summary
2660256 is a planning application to Galway City Council for permission for development which consists of: 1. Construction of 47 no. residential, received on 17 Jul 2026; permission was granted with conditions on 9 Sept 2026.