RefusedApartmentsDecided 25 April 2022

Tornog, Headford Road, Galway

Replacing a previously approved house and duplexes with 18 apartments over three storeys.

21370 · Galway City Council · Lodged 12 November 2021

Reference: 21370
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 12 November 2021

Summary

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This application seeks to amend a previous planning approval on Headford Road. The developer proposes replacing 1 house and 12 duplex units with a three-storey block containing 18 apartments, alongside additional car parking.

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Residential units: 18
Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development which will consist of: to amend planning approval reference 19/42 consisting of (i) replacing blocks q & r, which consisted of
No. House and 12 no. Duplex units over 3 storeys, with block n, consisting of 18 no. Apartments over 3 storeys and (ii) additional car parking and associated site 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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
81 Sceilg Ard, Headford Rd, Oranmore	Nov 2025	€390,000	132 m
50 Sceilig Ard, Headford Rd, Galway	Jul 2025	€435,000	176 m
30 Sceilg Ard, Headford Rd, Galway	Jan 2026	€450,000	192 m
18 Caireal Mor, Headford Road, Galway	Jun 2026	€391,000	232 m
13 Caireal Mor, Headford Rd, Galway	Jun 2026	€235,000	232 m
56 Sceilg Ard, Headford Rd, Galway	Jul 2025	€400,000	235 m
167 Caireal Mor, Headford Rd, Galway	Jan 2025	€271,000	289 m
137 Caireal Mor, Headford Rd, Castlegar	Jan 2025	€445,000	309 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 received12 November 2021
Further information requested13 January 2022
Further information received4 April 2022
Decision due1 May 2022
Decision issued25 April 2022
Appeal submitted23 May 2022

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