Planning Ref: Part 8 LA 05/22
(Please quote in all related correspondence)

08 June 2022

Director of Services-Planning
Galway County Council
County Buildings
Prospect Hill
Galway
H91 H6KX

Via email: planning@galwaycoco.ie

Re: Notification under Article 28 (Part 4) or Article 82 (Part 8) of the Planning and
Development Regulations, 2001, as amended.

Proposed Development: Galway County Council: Pursuant to the requirements of the
above, notice is hereby given that Galway County Council proposes to carry out an
8no. unit housing development comprising of; 2no. single storey two-bed dwellings,
6no. two-storey two-bed dwellings and all ancillary site development works, including
road enhancement works along the R360 Regional Road, at Durrow, & Ballaghymurry,
Ballymoe, Co. Galway.: Durrow, & Ballaghymurry, Ballymoe, Co. Galway.

A Chara
I refer to correspondence received in connection with the above.

Outlined below are heritage-related observations/recommendations co-ordinated by the
Development Applications Unit under the stated headings
Nature Conservation
This file contains an AA screening, EIA screening and Flood Report. The reports state that
that the main habitats on site comprise rush dominated rank grassland and patches of Willow
and Bramble Scrub, that there are no Third Schedule Invasive species on the site, that there
are no Annexed habitats on site, no rare or protected Flora on site, no signs of mammals and
that the site does not require an Ecological Impact Assessment. It is 14.31km from the River
Suck Callows SPA (004097) and AA screening states that there is no direct hydrological
pathways connectivity to it. It is recommend the following observations on this social housing
development.
1. The AA screening states that there is no direct hydrological pathways connectivity to
the downstream River Suck Callows SPA and that all foul and surface water runoff,once the facility is operational, will be contained on site and discharged to urban drainage systems. However the Council should ensure that there are no significant effects on the water quality of the SPA(which could affect it’s species of conservation concern (SCI’s) that it is designated for) through the- additional sewage and surface
run off loading to the existing systems (which presumably do connect/discharge to the Suck catchment).

2. If possible vegetation clearance works should take place outside the bird nesting
season.

You are requested to send any further communications to this Department’s Development
Applications Unit (DAU) at referrals@housing.gov.ie:

Is mise le meas,
Diarmuid Buttimer
Development Applications Unit
Administration

Part 8 LA 05/22 Durrow, & Ballaghymurry, Ballymoe - 8 Unit Housing Development - Submissions

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