Planning approval has been granted for a massive expansion of Galway Harbour, which aims to increase the commercial potential of the Port.
The permitted extension of the Port of Galway will support the continued operation and expansion of core port activities.
The new port extension will also create future opportunities for the transformation and redevelopment of the inner harbour area.
The proposed development will include:-
- Quay walls, breakwaters and wave walls to create commercial quays and a deep water docking facility, extending southwards into Galway Bay
- Dredging to create a new approach channel to the commercial quays and deep water docking facility berths
- The reclamation of approx. 27 ha from the foreshore and seabed
- Construction of new oil and bitumen transfer pipelines, road improvements, rail link, harbour-related buildings and landscaped areas.
Galway City Council and Galway Harbour Company will now proceed, following a detailed review of An Coimisiún Pleanála’s decision, to the next phase of the project.
The next phase of the project will include detailed design, procurement, and financing, in line with the relevant national infrastructure guidelines and governance requirements.
The expansion of the commercial port area is one of two major redevelopment plans for the Galway Docklands.
Other plans for the inner harbour area aim to deliver 350 new affordable and social homes on land on New Dock Road and Lough Atalia Road.
