Application description published by Galway County Council.
For development which will consist of an older persons housing with support scheme comprising 62 dwellings, a communal space of 291 sqm, a publicly accessible tea-room of 45 sqm and plant rooms arranged in six buildings ranging from 1,2 and 3 storeys. The overall development will consist of 5,698.3 sqm (gross internal area). Dwellings breakdown: 52 apartments (24 no. 1 bed dwellings 54.7 - 57.8 sqm and 27 no. 1.5 bed dwellings (1 double & 1 single room) 68.4 - 85.5 sqm & 1no. 2 bed dwellings 95.0 sqm and 10 Houses (4 no. 2 bed dwellings over 2 storeys & 4 no. 4 bed dwellings over 3 storeys). The development includes external balconies to each apartment and external deck access galleries of 676.9 sqm. Site works will include hard and soft landscaping, enhancements to Station Road (including a new footpath to a portion of Station Road abutting Irish Rail lands) new boundary treatments to all boundaries and a new accessible ramp adjacent to the Gort River in the South West corner of the site. The Gort River Walk pathway abutting the West edge of the site will be retained and enhanced. The development will include 34 car parking spaces and 59 bicycle spaces. The proposal includes the demolition of an existing ruined dwelling known as Flowervale and other out-buildings. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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ABP-313259-22Submitted 07 April 2022 / decided 13 October 2023
Status not recordedREFUSED
Appeal submittedAppeal reference ABP-313259-22
07 April 2022
Appeal decisionREFUSED
13 October 2023
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Application ref
2228
Received
18 January 2022
Decided
11 March 2022
FI requested
No
Authority
Galway County Council
Application type
PERMISSION
Outcome
Refused
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