Burkeway Homes Ltd. has placed a planning notice at the Truskey East site, and the application has been advertised in the Irish Times. The builders are seeking to construct 197 homes, consisting of detached, semi-detached, and terraced houses, duplexes, and apartments.
Read MoreOne of the reasons given by Galway County Council for refusing a four-unit development on the Pier Road was the inability of the public mains and infrastructure to cope with increased capacity - just weeks after An Bord Pleanala refused an application because the development was not big enough to fully exploit the village-centre site.
Read More"it is considered that it would not be developed at a sufficiently high density to provide for an acceptable efficiency in serviceable land usage, given the proximity of the site to the built-up area of Bearna and Galway City, and to the established social and community services in the immediate vicinity."
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