Lands to the rear of Ceannt Train Station, Station Road, Galway City
Large-scale development on lands to the rear of Ceannt Train Station in Galway City.
2047 · Galway City Council · Lodged 26 February 2020
- Reference
- 2047
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 February 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis is an application for a large-scale development on lands situated behind Ceannt Train Station on Station Road. Specific details of the proposed works are deferred to the online planning application details and site notice.
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
Large scale development, details of which are laid out in planning application details online and site notice
An Bord Pleanála
This decision was appealed
Galway City Council
Granted
An Bord Pleanála · appealed 16 June 2021
Permission granted on appeal · 28 June 2023
The appeal did not change the council’s decision. Both are shown because both are part of the record.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To Provide for city centre uses”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 29, Barr Taoide, Docks | Jul 2025 | €343,000 | 184 m |
| 27 Barr Taoide, Galway, Galway | May 2026 | €330,000 | 184 m |
| 6 Barr Taoide, Queens Gate, Galway | Feb 2026 | €328,000 | 184 m |
| 2 Nicholas St, Merchants Rd, Galway | Jul 2025 | €345,000 | 237 m |
| 7 St Nicholas St, New Docks, Galway | Feb 2025 | €310,000 | 245 m |
| 29 Ce Na Mara, Bother Na Long, The Docksnot full market price | Mar 2026 | €235,000 | 262 m |
| 68 Ce Na Mara, Bothar Na Long, New Docks | Apr 2025 | €350,000 | 262 m |
| 23 Ce Na Mara, New Docks, Galway | Jan 2025 | €155,000 | 262 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received26 February 2020
- Further information requested15 June 2020
- Further information received30 March 2021
- Decision due24 May 2021
- Decision issued24 May 2021
- Appeal submitted16 June 2021
- Appeal decided28 June 2023
- Permission expiry27 June 2028
In the area
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17121Galway CityLodged 5 May 2017Apartments
- Refused110 m away
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19320Galway CityLodged 12 Nov 2019Retention
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