The Comer brothers have unveiled plans to bring 340 new homes to Loughrea, with the first 100 of those due to be completed within 18 months – if they get the go ahead from planners and the local authority.

The Comer Group is already in consultation with Galway County Council in advance of a formal planning application, but a spokesperson for the developers confirmed that the intention is to begin work early next year – delivering the first 100 homes in the next year and a half.

And in addition to its plans for Loughrea, Comer Group Ireland has also undertaken to engage with authorities and local interests to determine the future of Shannon Oaks Hotel in Portumna.

A green light for the plans would bring a total of 340 homes and community facilities to the Loughrea site over the next ten years.

The first tranche of 140 homes would be built on zoned Phase 1 lands already owned by the Comer Group at Cosmona.

This will involve the parcel closest to the road being developed first in 2025 with the second part of that development getting underway in 2026.

Caption: An artist’s impression of the first phase of the Comer Group’s proposed housing development in Loughrea.

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