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181422

CONDITIONAL

Galway - Galway County Council

Proposed Development

for the development of a sports facility at Renville West, Oranmore, Co. Galway. The proposed development will form an expansion to the existing recreational, sports and amenity facilities at Renville Park & Renville West. This development will comprise of the following: a public playground area complete with associated play equipment, a looped amenity walkway throughout the site and connectivity to existing amenity walkways at Renville Park. 3 no. grassed playing pitches (pitches no. 1,2, & 4), 1 no. all weather synthetic playing pitch (pitch no.3), 3 no. warm up/training areas, site lighting, together with 6 no. 21m high floodlighting masts to both pitches 2 & 3 (12 no. masts in total), with an average spread of 500 lux at pitch level, Retractable netting system (30m long x 15m high) behind each goal of the 4 no. playing pitches, A covered terrace for standing/seating to pitch no. 1, a single storey machinery building, a single storey Toilet Block, a hurling wall, Car parking for circa 248 no. car spaces, 8 no. coach spaces and provision for internal access roads, a vehicular and pedestrian access onto the L-81043-0 Local road, to the south of the site, a vehicular access road to serve the proposed machinery shed onto the L-451015-0 local road, to the north of the site, all associated perimeter fencing to pitches and boundary treatments to site, landscaping, site drainage works and all associated site works and services, a proprietary foul treatment plant complete with percolation area/polishing filter. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted. Gross floor space of proposed works: Toilets 50sqm, machinery building 163sqm.

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    11 Oct 2018

  2. Further information requested

    5 Dec 2018

  3. Further information received

    31 May 2019

  4. Decision due

    11 Jul 2019

  5. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    11 Jul 2019

  6. Appeal submitted

    30 Jul 2019

  7. Appeal decided: REFUSED

    25 Jun 2020

Application Details

Location
Rinville West ,
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Galway County Council
Site Area
12.94 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
11 October 2018
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
11 July 2019

An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal

Appeal Reference
ABP-305015-19
Decision
REFUSED
Submitted
30 July 2019
Decided
25 June 2020

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