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Flood Risk Assessment in Galway

Expert flood risk assessments for planning applications in Galway City and County. From the River Corrib through Galway City to the Shannon callows in East Galway and the Atlantic coastline, we've completed FRAs across all flood types.

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Flood Risk Assessment for Galway Planning Applications

If you're submitting a planning application to Galway City Council or Galway County Council, and your site is in or near a flood zone, you'll need a Flood Risk Assessment that satisfies the requirements of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028 (or Galway City Development Plan) and the Planning System and Flood Risk Management Guidelines.

Galway has diverse flood risk. The River Corrib system including Lough Corrib creates fluvial risk through the city. The Shannon and Suck rivers affect eastern Galway with extensive callows flooding. Coastal flood risk affects Galway Bay and the Atlantic coastline, while groundwater flooding is significant in the karst limestone areas of south Galway.

                Common Galway flood scenarios we assess:
                River Corrib corridor through Galway City
Lough Corrib shoreline developments
Shannon callows and River Suck (Ballinasloe area)
Coastal sites on Galway Bay
Groundwater/turlough flooding in South Galway karst

            

What's Included

Every FRA we complete for Galway sites includes:

Stage 1, 2 & 3 Assessments

Proper methodology using OPW flood mapping and modelling data. Where data is limited or outdated, we undertake bespoke hydraulic modelling (1D/2D HEC-RAS).

Coastal & Groundwater

National coastal flood modelling data for Galway Bay sites. Groundwater flood assessment for karst areas.

FFL Comparison

Your proposed finished floor levels compared against design flood levels plus freeboard.

Development Plan Compliance

Explicit demonstration of compliance with Galway County/City Development Plan flood risk policies.

Further Information Requests

Received an FI request from Galway City or County Council asking for flood risk information? We regularly handle urgent FI responses for Galway sites. Typical turnaround is 7 working days — often faster for straightforward sites.

We Also Cover These Counties

Nationwide flood risk assessment service:

Cork Dublin Limerick Clare Tipperary Westmeath Meath Kilkenny Carlow

Need an FRA for a Galway Site?

Send us your site address and we'll provide a fixed-price quote, typically within 24 hours.

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