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Large residential · Co. Galway

Troscaigh Thiar, Bearna, Co. Galway

Refused 29 Jul 2026 by the council; appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála

Archived record

This application has left our current planning lists, so this page is no longer updated. We last saw it in the council's register on 28 Aug 2026. The details below are as they were then. The council's register has the current status.

What and where

~16 homes

for construction of 16 no. apartment units in a 3 storey building block comprising of: a. 3 no. 1 bed ground floor units, b. 5 no. 2 bed ground floor units, c. 5 no. 3 bed upper floor units, d. 3 no. 2 bed upper floor units; demolition of existing dwellinghouse and associated structures, ; provision of shared group car parking including a proportion of electric charging spaces and ducting to all spaces for future electric charging points; provision of stand-alone bin store building and bike store building, with provision of grouped bicycle parking for visitors; provision of landscaped communal open space, private open space, revised boundary treatments and public lighting; upgrading of existing vehicular entrance onto the L-1321 County to the east; closure of existing entrance onto the L-13215 County road to the west of the site; revised surface water drainage arrangements including culverting of existing drainage channel; connection to public foul sewer, public watermain and storm sewer along the L-1321 road, 10; footpath connections, signage locations, together with all associated site development works and services. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application

Location
Bearna, Co. Galway Map
Planning reference
2561667
Applicant
Limehill Esker Claregalway Ltd

Key facts

Homes
~16estimated from the application
Project type
Large residential
Received
13 Nov 2025
Council decision
29 Jul 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Further information requested
  3. Refused by the council

Outlook

What happens next

The council's decision was appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála. The appeal decides the outcome, and building work cannot start before it.

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 2561667 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

Reviewed build intelligence

What the documents establish

Government document review

Galway County Council refused the 16-apartment proposal on 29 July 2026; the Commission appeal is pending. The inspected specifications are application and further-information proposals, not an approved construction package.

4 official documents inspected · Checked 2026-09-05 · Official file index

Later services drawing names a bypass interceptor model or equivalent

Proposed in application · Trusky West north-site services layout, P03 dated 27 May 2026

What the evidence says
Drawing 12182-2001 P03 specifies a Class 1 bypass petrol interceptor serving an impermeable area of 1,850 m²: Kingspan Klargester NSBP004 or similar approved.

Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation: gives a named reference model and treatment catchment for checking a drainage package.

What is not established
The or-similar qualification remains explicit. This is not an installed product, exclusive supplier appointment or evidence of final approval.

Inspect the evidence

Proposed Services Layout · p.1
KINGSPAN KLARGESTER NSBP004 OR SIMILAR APPROVED · Issued 2026-05-27 · 12182-2001 P03: raised pedestrian crossing added; received 4 June 2026; received 2026-06-04 · Checked 2026-09-05

KINGSPAN KLARGESTER NSBP004 OR SIMILAR APPROVED

P03 defines minimum attenuation storage and loading detail

Proposed in application · May 2026 further-information drawing, not a national or development-phase total

What the evidence says
The later services drawing specifies a minimum 66.35 m³ attenuation tank with 100% storage coefficient, suitable for vehicle loading, an impermeable geomembrane, vent and inspection access, and 150 mm of 6F2 stone capping beneath its footprint. Its hydrobrake note gives a discharge of 2.0 litres per second.

Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation: identifies storage, lining, access and supporting-groundworks requirements.

What is not established
The earlier report contains both 69.12 m³ and 66.35 m³. The later drawing supports the stated minimum but does not explain the earlier discrepancy. Construction approval, product choice and final hydraulic verification remain unestablished.

Inspect the evidence

Proposed Services Layout · p.1
100% STORAGE COEFFICIENT · Issued 2026-05-27 · 12182-2001 P03: raised pedestrian crossing added; received 4 June 2026; received 2026-06-04 · Checked 2026-09-05

100% STORAGE COEFFICIENT

A2 target with heating and ventilation choices still to be selected

Proposed in application · October 2025 lifecycle strategy for the apartment proposal

What the evidence says
The lifecycle report targets a minimum A2 BER. It lists natural ventilation, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, air-to-water heat pumps and exhaust-air heat pumps among technologies being considered, with the final combination to be decided during design.

Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation: identifies the services options requiring a later coordinated design decision.

What is not established
These are alternatives or considerations, not a combined committed MEP system. No achieved BER, equipment manufacturer or installed capacity is demonstrated.

Inspect the evidence

Building Lifecycle Report: Trusky West, Barna · p.12
minimum of A2 BER Rating · Issued 2025-10-08 · Project 25127; no revision number established; received 2025-11-13 · Checked 2026-09-05

minimum of A2 BER Rating

Building Lifecycle Report: Trusky West, Barna · p.14
Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery · Issued 2025-10-08 · Project 25127; no revision number established; received 2025-11-13 · Checked 2026-09-05

Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery

Stone and render are stated; window construction is inconsistent

Proposed in application · External finishes and lifecycle discussion in the October 2025 report

What the evidence says
The lifecycle report describes stone and render and powder-coated steel balcony/balustrade elements. Its window prose refers to aluminium double glazing while its table refers to uPVC/Alu-clad windows and doors.

Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation: provides a starting external-material palette while identifying a window specification to reconcile.

What is not established
No single final window material is asserted. The report’s maintenance claims are not independently endorsed, and later detailed finishes approval or procurement has not been established.

Inspect the evidence

Building Lifecycle Report: Trusky West, Barna · p.16
render treatments and some stone detailing · Issued 2025-10-08 · Project 25127; no revision number established; received 2025-11-13 · Checked 2026-09-05

render treatments and some stone detailing
Remaining document questions
  • Which later official decision, approved detail or revision changes these source-specific findings?
  • Has a phase-specific official record established the selected equipment or installed specification?

Selected pages of 4 government-published PDFs were visually inspected. Four PDFs visually checked on listed pages. The planner report was downloaded and text searched but is not counted as visually inspected. Proposals do not establish procurement or installed work.

How we know this

From the Galway County Council planning register, as last seen on 28 Aug 2026. The council's own file is the official record. Facts from the planning documents were read from the documents in that file.

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