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Residential: what this zoning means in Galway City
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CouncilGalway City
Common zoning typeR3: Residential, mixed residential and other uses
Areas with this zoning271
Land544.8 ha, 32.6% of the plan
Largest area21.8 ha
Parcels on the RZLT map 2026 with this zoning1,173
RZLT land994.0 ha
What the plan says
To provide residential development and for associated support development, which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and will contribute to sustainable residential neighbourhoods
Measured in this plan
The median area is 0.52 ha and the smallest 0.00 ha. Earlier plans in the data show the same zoning name on 253 areas and 508.1 ha, in Galway City Development Plan 2023 - 2029.
- 53.2928, -8.9677: 21.80 ha
- 53.2842, -8.9991: 16.86 ha
- 53.2674, -9.0978: 16.83 ha
- 53.2708, -9.0799: 16.54 ha
- 53.2642, -9.1223: 15.97 ha
- 53.2656, -9.1116: 15.00 ha
- 53.2739, -9.0073: 14.05 ha
- 53.2753, -9.1039: 13.56 ha
- 53.2765, -8.9694: 13.21 ha
- 53.2747, -9.1158: 9.86 ha
- 53.2700, -9.0072: 9.80 ha
- 53.2809, -9.0798: 9.75 ha
- 53.2761, -9.1105: 9.38 ha
- 53.2907, -9.0453: 9.20 ha
- 53.2856, -9.0155: 8.43 ha
- 53.2813, -8.9826: 8.41 ha
- 53.2848, -9.0707: 8.13 ha
- 53.2706, -9.1199: 7.70 ha
- 53.2660, -9.0840: 6.69 ha
- 53.2724, -9.0903: 6.40 ha
- 53.2887, -9.0787: 6.29 ha
- 53.2767, -9.0266: 6.14 ha
- 53.2741, -9.0232: 5.87 ha
- 53.2757, -9.0854: 5.59 ha
- 53.2607, -9.1041: 5.57 ha
- 53.2833, -8.9652: 5.56 ha
- 53.2887, -9.0298: 5.38 ha
- 53.2813, -9.0921: 5.33 ha
- 53.2817, -9.0868: 5.09 ha
- 53.2980, -9.0263: 5.06 ha
Type R3 in comparable councils
- Galway City: 615 ha
- Cork County: 655 ha
- Dublin City: 194 ha
- South Dublin: 154 ha
- Wicklow: 148 ha
On the RZLT map, 1,173 parcels in Galway City carry this zoning. On land in scope, the tax is 3% of market value a year.
Next to it by size in this plan
- Recreation and Amenity, 326.7 ha
- Agriculture, 301.9 ha