GrantedApartmentsDecided 27 August 2020

Gleann na Mona at Lands to the west of the Ballymoneen Road, At the junction with the Western Distributor Road, Knocknacarra

Amendments to build 64 apartments in two four-storey blocks, 16 duplex units, and a creche.

19366 · Galway City Council · Lodged 20 December 2019

Reference: 19366
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 20 December 2019
Residential units: 80
Floor area: 6256 m²

Summary

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The development consists of amendments to a previously granted permission. It will include two 4-storey apartment blocks containing 64 units, a 3-storey block with 16 duplex units, and a creche with an external play area. The project also includes 114 car parking spaces and public realm landscaping.

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Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

Permission is sought for amendments to previously granted planning permission ref. No. 17/30, 19/68 & 19/208 for development which will consist of (1) 2 no. 4 storey blocks of apartments over one level of under croft parking containing 32 no. Of units per block in the following mix: 12 no. 1 bed, 42 no. 2 bed and 10 no. 3 bed apartments, amounting to 64 no. Units in total along with a pedestrian access for each block from the footpath along the western distributor road; (2) proposed 3 storey block containing 16 no. Duplex units in the following mix: 8 no. 3 bed duplex over two storeys and 8 no. 1 bed single storey with two dedicated bin stores; (3) creche with a total floor area of 473.53sqm and external play area of 263.99 sqm (4) a total of 114 car parking spaces and 22 bicycles secure parking for each apartment block; (5) public realm and landscaping works; (6) associated site development and servicing works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

ResidentialRS

“To provide residential development and for associated support development, which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and will contribute to sustainable residential neighbourhoods”

National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses

Objective set by the Galway City Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 15 January 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 17 January 2023.

Notified floor area: 7,787 m²

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apartment 115, Gleann na Mona, Ballymoneen Roadprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€418,502	18 m
Apartment 122 Gleann Na Mona, Ballymoneen Road, Knocknacarraprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€396,476	30 m
Apartment 124 Gleann Na Mona, Ballymoneen Road, Knocknacarraprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€264,317	30 m
Apartment 125 Gleann Na Mona, Ballymoneen Road, Knocknacarraprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€264,317	30 m
Apartment 126 Gleann Na Mona, Ballymoneen Road, Knocknacarraprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€264,317	30 m
Apartment No. 111, Gleann Na MóNa, Ballymoneen Road	Jun 2026	€300,000	41 m
Apartment 118 Gleann Na Mona, Ballymoneen Road, Knocknacarraprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€264,317	75 m
Apartment 121 Gleann Na Mona, Ballymoneen Road, Knocknacarraprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€264,317	75 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received20 December 2019
Further information requested19 February 2020
Further information received31 July 2020
Decision due27 August 2020
Decision issued27 August 2020
Grant issued19 November 2020
Appeal submitted23 September 2020
Permission expiry18 November 2025

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