Permission for development which consists of a 11,134 sqm school comprising classrooms, specialist room accommodation…

Application details

Planning reference

23141

Council

Galway City Council

Proposal description

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

Location / address

Dangan Lower immediately to the North of the N59, Galway-Cliften National School Road, adjacent to the Galway University Regional Sports Centre

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

7 Jun 2023

Council status

APPLICATION FINALISED

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

5 Jun 2024

Appeal lodged

1 Jul 2024

Appeal decision

Grant permission with revised conditions

Appeal decision date

16 Dec 2024