Local Electoral Area · Galway City Council

Construction leads in Galway City Central

214 planning applications and commencement notices in Galway City Central in the last twelve months, across 9 electoral divisions. 226 sites are on site right now. Updated weekly from the Galway City planning register and the national building control register.

214
Leads, 12 months
226
On site now
€229m
Pipeline value
Boundary: CSO / Tailte Eireann 2022
Every lead in Galway City Central, on the map

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Top trades in Galway City Central

The work the last twelve months of filings call for, by trade.

Electrical
180 leads
Plumbing & Heating
170 leads
Plastering, Rendering & Dry Lining
163 leads
Flooring
161 leads
Painting & Decorating
161 leads
Carpentry & Joinery
156 leads
Masonry & Blockwork
136 leads
Roofing
136 leads

The housing stock in Galway City Central

10,686 households in Census 2022, set against the national figure (the dark tick). Older homes on oil and solid fuel are where retrofit demand sits.

Age and occupancy

Built before 198043.7%Ireland 41.7%
Built before 19195.3%Ireland 8.6%
Built 2011 or later3.5%Ireland 7.9%
Vacant homes7.8%Ireland 7.7%
Holiday homes2.4%Ireland 3.2%

Central heating fuel

Oil51%Ireland 40.9%
Mains gas5%Ireland 34.5%
LPG0.7%Ireland 0.7%
Electric33.2%Ireland 12.4%
Solid fuel (coal, peat, wood)7.5%Ireland 9.4%
Other fuel0.7%Ireland 1%
No central heating1.9%Ireland 1.2%
Renewable energy source14.6%Ireland 25.7%

Tenure

Owner occupied42.2%Ireland 68.9%
Private rented46%Ireland 18.8%
Social rented10%Ireland 10.4%
Pobal deprivation score
+3.96

Relative affluence above the national average (0). A household-weighted mean of Electoral Division scores. Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022, CC BY 4.0.

Source: CSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics, CC BY 4.0. Shares are rolled up from each electoral division, weighted by households (dwellings for vacancy).

Recent planning applications in Galway City Central

  1. NO.5, SAINT HELENS STREET, GALWAY CITY
    Development which consists of: planning permission is sought for alterations to the plans approved under pl. ref no. 23199…
    Lodged
    2660367Received 12 Oct 2026Decision due 6 Dec 2026
  2. 134 Castlelawn Heights, Headford Road, Galway
    Development which consists of: retain widening the entrance, removing the front garden and structure to the rear of the dwelling house
    Lodged
    2660363Received 9 Oct 2026Decision due 3 Dec 2026
  3. Site 4A Lakeview Hill, Barnacranny Bushypark, Galway
    Development which consists of: the development will consist of the following: the construction of a new dwelling house with integrated garage…
    Lodged
    2660360Received 5 Oct 2026Decision due 29 Nov 2026
  4. Site 4B Lakeview Hill, Barnacranny Bushypark, Galway
    Development which consists of: the development will consist of the following: the construction of a new dwelling house with integrated garage…
    Lodged
    2660361Received 5 Oct 2026Decision due 29 Nov 2026
  5. St. Ignatius, 27 Raleigh Row, Galway
    Development which consists of: THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF changes to the front and rear elevations consisting of the replacement of the timber cladding…
    Lodged
    2660353Received 28 Sept 2026Decision due 22 Nov 2026
  6. 44 Ardilaun Road, Newcastle, Galway
    Development which consists of: planning Permission for: a) Remove existing flat roof structure to garage and utility. b) Remove garage double doors and replace…
    Lodged
    2660351Received 26 Sept 2026Decision due 20 Nov 2026
  7. No.9 & No.10, Presentation Road, Galway City
    Development which consists of: for extensions to the existing ground and first floors including the demolition of existing chimneys…
    Lodged
    2660348Received 24 Sept 2026Decision due 18 Nov 2026
  8. No.1, Whitestrand Park, Galway
    Development which consists of: PLANNING PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING…
    Lodged
    2660345Received 22 Sept 2026Decision due 16 Nov 2026
  9. 4 Shantalla Road, Galway
    Development which consists of: planning permission for the removal/demolition of existing sub-standard ground and first floor level rear extensions…
    Lodged
    2660343Received 21 Sept 2026Decision due 15 Nov 2026
  10. WHITE LODGE, 5 GRATTAN PARK, GRATTAN ROAD
    Development which consists of: Retention & Permission to A) Retain semi complete works to the front half of existing dwelling house in accordance…
    Lodged
    2660338Received 16 Sept 2026Decision due 10 Nov 2026
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Who is building in Galway City Central

The organisations behind the most applications in this area.

  1. 1University of Galway8 applications
  2. 2Bomac Developments Ltd7 applications
  3. 3Burkeway Homes Limited7 applications
  4. 4TreeTophill Developments6 applications
  5. 5Lindat Limited5 applications
  6. 6Cairn Homes Properties Limited5 applications
  7. 7National University of Ireland Galway5 applications
  8. 8Galway Harbour Hotel Limited3 applications

Electoral divisions in Galway City Central

  • Claddagh
  • Dangan
  • Eyre Square
  • Menlough
  • Newcastle
  • Nuns Island
  • Rahoon
  • Shantalla
  • St. Nicholas

Lead figures count planning applications and commencement notices received in the last twelve months inside this area's boundary; pipeline value is the estimated build value behind them. Applicant names of private individuals are never shown; organisations only. Boundary: CSO / Tailte Eireann National Statistical Boundaries 2022, CC BY 4.0.

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