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Temporary/event · Co. Galway

Development, Co. Galway

Granted 17 Feb 2025

Key facts

  • Planning application 2461261 at Co. Galway: Development.
  • It was received by Galway County Council on 26 Sep 2024.
  • Status: Granted 17 Feb 2025.
  • Permission was granted on 17 Feb 2025 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

Source: the Galway County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

Development

for the development consisting of: • A c. 820m section of a parallel railway track (passing loop) to facilitate passing trains and 1 no. rail buffer; • A railway platform c. 185.5m in length and a minimum of 4m in width, with associated infrastructure including, access ramp, stairs, lift, passenger shelters, ticket vending machines, ticket validator poles, information display and wayfinding; • A pedestrian and cyclist underpass c. 10m in length and c. 6m wide to connect the existing and proposed platforms; • Alterations to existing underbridge (UBG164); • Signalling, electrification and telecommunication compound (maximum c. 3.4m in height) to accommodate a generator building (c. 20 m²), an electrical building (c. 26 m²) and a fuel storage room (c. 6 m²); • 3 no. advertising stands (c. 5.4 m² in total); and • All associated ancillary works including track drainage and fencing, removal and reinstatement of boundary walls, gated accesses, embankment widening, temporary construction compound, signage, lighting, landscaping and all site works. A planning application for a section of the parallel railway track (passing loop) to facilitate passing trains and associated works located in Galway City Council administrative area is being made to Galway City Council concurrently with this planning application. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement. Gross floor space of proposed works: 52.00 m²

Description as published by the council. Its text starts part-way through a sentence.

Location
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Planning reference
2461261
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Numbers and dates

Floor area
52 m²
Project type
Temporary/event
Received
26 Sep 2024
Granted
17 Feb 2025

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Granted

Outlook

What happens next

Permission was granted on 17 Feb 2025 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

Work packages named so far

  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

Check the record

  • Council planning fileThe application file 2461261 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Galway County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

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