Áras an tSáile, Lakeshore Drive, Renmore Galway
Energy upgrade works at Áras an tSáile including new heat pumps and EV charging infrastructure.
2560022 · Galway City Council · Lodged 29 January 2025
- Reference
- 2560022
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 January 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe Commissioners of Public Works intend to install two new enclosed heat pumps to the west of the existing building, which will remove four parking spaces. They also plan to provide two new parking spaces and associated EV charging infrastructure, including underground ducting to the north of the building.
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Official record
Development description
We, the commissioners of public works, intend to apply for planning permission for external development works at this site known as áras an tsáile, lakeshore drive, renmore, galway. The proposed development will consist of energy upgrade works for the provision of 2 no. New enclosed heat pumps to the west of the existing building, (resulting in the removal of 4 no. Existing car parking spaces); provision of 2 no. New car parking spaces and associated ev charging infrastructure(resulting in a total of 109 no. Carparking spaces), including provision for all new underground ducting connecting the existing building to the existing and new ev car/bicycle charging spaces all to the north of the existing building and all associated ancillary infrastructure works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for institutional and community facility use”
National zoning type: Community facilities
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Lough Atalia Avenue, Renmore, Galway | May 2025 | €420,000 | 299 m |
| 12 Dun Na Mara, Renmore, Galway | Aug 2025 | €380,000 | 329 m |
| 14 Dun Na Mara, Renmore, Galway | Jan 2026 | €375,000 | 336 m |
| No4 Lough Atalia Grove, Renmore, Galway | May 2026 | €495,000 | 360 m |
| 31 Lakeshore Dr, Renmore, Galway | May 2025 | €450,000 | 399 m |
| 41 Dun Na Mara Dr, Renmore, Galway | Nov 2025 | €460,000 | 463 m |
| 45 Dun Na Mara Dr, Renmore, Galway | Feb 2026 | €661,000 | 478 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 received29 January 2025
- Decision due25 March 2025
- Decision issued7 March 2025
- Grant issued15 April 2025
- Permission expiry14 April 2030
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