Rosshill Road, Roscam, Galway
Retention of agricultural irrigation piping, a well, water tanks, and a field entrance, with permission to connect to the electricity grid.
20225 · Galway City Council · Lodged 3 September 2020
- Reference
- 20225
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 3 September 2020
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for subsurface agricultural irrigation piping, a bore well with a pump, two water holding tanks, and a revised field entrance. It also seeks planning permission to connect the water pump to the ESB electrical supply network.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Permission for development which will consist of (1) retention permission for (i) laying of subsurface piping for the purpose of agricultural irrigation in respect to the agricultural use of the land (ii) 1 no bore well and associated water pump and concrete plinth upon which it is placed, (iii) 2 no. 6,500 litre water holding tanks on sand footing, and (iv) revised agricultural field entrance arrangement with new timber gate and (2) planning permission for (i) connection to esb electrical supply network for the purpose of powering the water pump mentioned under item 1 (ii) above (in lieu of the existing on-site generator) including, erection of surface mounted electricity supply metering box/plinth as per the site-specific requirements and recommendations of the esb guidance, and (iii) all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development of agriculture and protect areas of visual importance and / or areas of high amenity”
National zoning type: Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosshill, Roscam, Galway | Apr 2026 | €650,000 | 212 m |
| Rosshill Rd, Roscam, Galway | Apr 2025 | €930,000 | 311 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 received3 September 2020
- Further information requested28 October 2020
- Further information received16 April 2021
- Decision due2 June 2021
- Decision issued2 June 2021
- Appeal submitted29 June 2021
- Appeal decided21 March 2023
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