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23141

CONDITIONAL

Galway - Galway City Council

Proposed Development

Permission for development which consists of a 11,134 sqm school comprising classrooms, specialist room accommodation, PE Hall/ Multi-Purpose Hall, a 2 classroom Special Needs Unit, ancillary accommodation, five external Ball Courts, 79 car parking spaces, bicycle storage, hard and soft landscaping, water attenuation system and all necessary pathways. The building comprises a central part three-storey part four-storey central East-West block with P.V panels on the roof with two part three-storey part two-storey lateral peninsula blocks each with ball courts on the roof; ESB substation, creation of a centrally located tiered amphitheatre space, courtyard gardens with extensive hard and soft landscaping; An LPG Gas Store and attenuation area to the North West of the site, A new signalised junction, access road and dedicated cycle lane providing entry from the N59 at the junction at Circular Road enclosing the development and terminating on Saint Annes Road with a North-South fire path enclosing the Eastern boundary and with pedestrian access from the N59 all comprising new drainage and ancillary works: new boundary treatment to the N59. A Natura impact statement and an ecological impact assessment will be submitted to the planning authority with the application

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    7 Jun 2023

  2. Further information requested

    27 Jul 2023

  3. Further information received

    1 May 2024

  4. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    5 Jun 2024

  5. Decision due

    6 Jun 2024

  6. Appeal submitted

    2 Jul 2024

  7. Appeal decided: CONDITIONAL

    16 Dec 2024

Application Details

Location
Dangan Lower immediately to the North of the N59 , Galway-Cliften National School Road , adjacent to the Galway University Regional Sports Centre
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Galway City Council
Site Area
2.575 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
7 June 2023
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
5 June 2024
Permission Expires
15 December 2029

An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal

Appeal Reference
320066-24
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Submitted
2 July 2024
Decided
16 December 2024

Location

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