Demolition · Co. Galway

Galway Crystal Murrough Drive, Dublin Road, Galway

Granted 25 Jun 2026

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Key facts

  • Planning application 2560339 at Galway Crystal Murrough Drive, Dublin Road, Galway: Following.
  • The applicant is Heatgrid Ireland Ltd. The agent is Evelina Sadauskaite.
  • It was received by Galway City Council on 10 Nov 2025.
  • Status: Granted 25 Jun 2026.
  • Permission was granted on 25 Jun 2026 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 City Council planning register, checked 15 Jul 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

Following

Permission for development which consists of: we, HeatGrid Ireland Limited, intend to apply for a 10-year planning application for development of a district heating energy centre at this site, located at Galway Crystal, Murrough Drive, Dublin Road, and a district heating network pipeline in the townlands of Doughiska, Merlin Park, Murrough, Ballybaan More, Renmore, Ballybaan Beg in Galway City, Co. Galway. The proposed development will consist of the following: 1. The demolition of an existing building at the Galway Crystal premises (GFA of demolition 1,290 m²). 2. The construction of buildings to accommodate a District Heating Energy Centre (GFA 1439.1 m²), with a total generated capacity of up to 45MW, comprising of thermal water tanks, a 22-metre flue, roof mounted dry air coolers, gas boiler units, heat pumps, staff welfare facilities, an electrical backup generator, a gas meter room, and associated drainage, water and utility service infrastructure. 3. The construction of a district heating network pipeline (c. 7,877m in length) from the proposed District Heating Energy Centre building within the following roads - Bothar na dTreabh, Dublin Road (R446, R921 and R338), Wellpark Road, Lurgan Park, Gleann Rua, Monivea Road, Ballyloughane Road, Loughnane Road, Glenina Heights, Tara Grove, Renmore Road, Renmore Avenue, Rowan Avenue, Michael Collins Road, Connolly Avenue, Lios An Uisce, Murrough Drive, Rosshill Road, O’Sullivan Park, Walter Macken Place, Quinn Terrace, Loughnane Terrace and Cardinal Cushing Road and the provision of pipes to connect the district heating network pipeline to sites/premises. 4. The proposed development includes all associated site development and site enabling works and ancillary infrastructure.

Location
Dublin Road, Co. Galway Map
Planning reference
2560339
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Numbers and dates

Floor area
2,729 m²
Project type
Demolition
Received
10 Nov 2025
Granted
25 Jun 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Granted

Outlook

What happens next

Permission was granted on 25 Jun 2026 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

  • Roads and site development worksNamed in the application description
  • 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 2560339 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

Reviewed build intelligence

What the documents establish

Government document review

A ten-year final grant covers the energy centre and network. Conditions and May FI reduce the flue from the original 22 m description to 16 m; construction and equipment purchase remain unverified.

4 official documents inspected · Checked 2026-09-07 · Official file index

Final grant covers the centre and its heat network

Granted energy-centre and pipeline scope

What the evidence says
The 10 August final grant covers a district-heating energy centre of 1,439.1 m², demolition of 1,290 m² and approximately 7,877 m of district-heating network pipeline. Condition 2 gives ten years for the permitted development. Condition 3 requires an agreed phased consultation, coordination and monitoring regime before pipeline works commence.

Why it may matter — interpretation
Building and civil teams should separate the centre works from the network delivery programme and its coordination requirements.

What is not established
No pipeline start, building completion, commissioning or equipment award was established.

Inspect the evidence

Final grant and conditions · p.1
7,877m · Issued 2026-08-10 · Chief Executive Order PL.26.0672; final grant 10 August · Checked 2026-09-07

7,877m

Final grant and conditions · p.2
ten [10] years · Issued 2026-08-10 · Chief Executive Order PL.26.0672; final grant 10 August · Checked 2026-09-07

ten [10] years

Final grant and conditions · p.2
phased regime · Issued 2026-08-10 · Chief Executive Order PL.26.0672; final grant 10 August · Checked 2026-09-07

phased regime

The operative flue height is 16 m

May FI geometry subject to August grant conditions

What the evidence says
The final-grant description repeats the original 22 m flue, but condition 1 incorporates the 20 May FI and condition 4 specifies a 16 m flue, grey unless otherwise agreed. Revised drawing 250375-12 FI02 dimensions the flue at 16,000 mm. Its earlier colour annotation is subordinate to the grant condition.

Why it may matter — interpretation
Fabricators and designers should use the revised height and conditioned finish when coordinating the flue package.

What is not established
Fabrication drawings, supplier, procurement and installation are not established.

Inspect the evidence

Final grant and conditions · p.2
proposed 16 metres high flue · Issued 2026-08-10 · Chief Executive Order PL.26.0672; final grant 10 August · Checked 2026-09-07

proposed 16 metres high flue

Revised planning drawing pack · p.7
16000mm · Issued 2026-05-06 · Thermal storage tank and flue drawing 250375-12 FI02; received 20 May · Checked 2026-09-07

16000mm

The design anticipates steel framing and further ground investigation

November structural design basis, not a final foundation design

What the evidence says
The November P02 basis of design proposes a structural steel frame with concrete metal-deck roof and secondary rooftop steelwork supporting cooler fans. It assumes shallow pad/strip foundations but says geotechnical investigation is to occur before tender; tank and flue foundations depend on that investigation. This is the earlier structural basis, subject to the later FI and grant.

Why it may matter — interpretation
Structural contractors need verified ground information and final plant loads before fixing foundation or support-steel scope.

What is not established
Completed investigation, final foundation design, installed frame and supplier selection were not reviewed.

Inspect the evidence

Egis basis of structural design report · p.5
geotechnical investigation · Issued 2025-11-04 · P02 S4, 4 November 2025; selected structural-design page only · Checked 2026-09-07

geotechnical investigation

The network drawing provides paired-pipe trench families

Planning-stage network detail 03040 P01

What the evidence says
The P01 trench cross-section drawing depicts paired pipes in nine size families from DN65 to DN400, with bedding/backfill and warning-tape details. These are planning-stage trench details; they do not quantify route length for each pipe size.

Why it may matter — interpretation
Civil and pipe suppliers can identify the range of trench interfaces while seeking the route-specific take-off before pricing quantities.

What is not established
As-built routes, lengths by diameter, contractor appointment and installed pipe product were not established.

Inspect the evidence

Pipe-network trench cross sections · p.1
DN400 · Issued 2025-11-03 · 25616-EEI-XX-XX-DR-CE-03040 P01 S4, issued for planning · Checked 2026-09-07

DN400
Remaining document questions
  • Have the phased network regime, revised construction details and ground investigation been agreed or published?

The declared pages of these government-published PDFs were visually inspected. Other catalogue files, later compliance, procurement and installed specifications were not established. Historical weekly membership is retained separately from these document dates.

How we know this

From the Galway City Council planning register, checked 15 Jul 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act. Facts from the planning documents were read from the documents in that file.

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