RefusedApartmentsDecided 19 June 2026

A site of 1.621 Ha in Galway Port at Dock Road and Lough Atalia Road Galway City, and extending to include parts of both roads, for road infrastructure works and water services infrastructure works.

Demolition of existing port buildings and construction of a mixed-use development with 356 apartments in Galway Port.

2560296 · Galway City Council · Lodged 19 September 2025

Reference: 2560296
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 19 September 2025

Summary

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The proposed development at Dock Road and Lough Atalia Road involves the demolition of an office/bus depot and other structures. It will feature 356 apartments, a crèche, two café/restaurant units, and a retail unit across four blocks ranging from 6 to 13 storeys.

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Residential units: 356
Storeys: 13
Floor area: 32,096 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development which consists of: the proposed development principally consists of: the demolition of the existing office / bus depot building (370.2 sq m) and ancillary building (26.0 sq m); the partial demolition of the existing esb sub-station and ancillary building (67.4 sq m); the demolition of existing boundary walls at the south-west and north-west; and the construction of a mixed-use development. The proposed mixed-use development primarily comprises: 356 no. Residential apartments (172 no. 1-bed, 169 no. 2-bed and 15 no. 3-bed); crèche (255.9 sq m); 2 no. Café/restaurant units (totalling 428.4 sq m); and 1 no. Retail unit (156.0 sq m). The development has a total floor area of 32,096.0 sq m and is primarily proposed in 4 no. Blocks (identified as a–d) that generally range in height from 6 no. To 13 no. Storeys: block a ranges from 6 no. To 9 no. Storeys; block b ranges from 6 no. To 11 no. Storeys; block c is 6 no. Storeys; and block d ranges from 6 no. To 13 no. Storeys. The proposed development also includes: new internal street and pedestrian network, including a one-way vehicular route at the north-western side of the site and new junctions with dock road at the south-west and with the access road from lough atalia at the north-west; upgrades to lough atalia road and the access road from it at the north-west of the site, including the provision of a new toucan pedestrian/cycle crossing at lough atalia road; upgrades to the footpath and road interface with dock road to the south-west; 37 no. Car parking spaces; 1 no. Set-down/delivery bay; 741 no. Cycle parking spaces; hard and soft landscaping, including as public open spaces and communal amenity spaces; private amenity spaces as balconies and terraces facing all directions; boundary treatments; public lighting; bin stores; double sub-station; plant rooms; green roofs; rooftop lift overruns and plant; rooftop telecommunications, plant and enclosure at block c; recladding of the existing sub-station and pumping station; and all associated works above and below ground. This is an lrd

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

City CentreUC

“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.

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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
29 Ce Na Mara, Bother Na Long, The Docksnot full market price	Mar 2026	€235,000	204 m
23 Ce Na Mara, New Docks, Galway	Jan 2025	€155,000	204 m
68 Ce Na Mara, Bothar Na Long, New Docks	Apr 2025	€350,000	204 m
Apt 29, Barr Taoide, Docks	Jul 2025	€343,000	320 m
6 Barr Taoide, Queens Gate, Galway	Feb 2026	€328,000	320 m
27 Barr Taoide, Galway, Galway	May 2026	€330,000	320 m
7 St Nicholas St, New Docks, Galway	Feb 2025	€310,000	344 m
2 Nicholas St, Merchants Rd, Galway	Jul 2025	€345,000	349 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 received19 September 2025
Further information requested13 November 2025
Further information received1 December 2025
Decision due22 June 2026
Decision issued19 June 2026

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