Woodlands Centre, Renmore, Galway
Construction of a new single-storey special school and associated campus works.
18398 · Galway City Council · Lodged 6 December 2018
- Reference
- 18398
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 6 December 2018
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a new 3,640 square metre single-storey special school and a 39 square metre storage shed. Works include modifications to the existing campus entrance, a revised access road, car parking, bus drop-off areas, and new boundary walls.
- Storey
- 1
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Permission for development which will consist of a) construction of a new 3,640 sq. M. Single storey special school; b) construction of a 39 sq. M. Single storey ancillary storage shed; c) all associated site development works including works to the existing woodlands campus entrance, revised access road, staff and visitor car parking, bus drop-off areas, new perimeter boundary walls and fences, removal of selected trees and new ancillary site signage; d) all associated site services including surface and foul water drainage rainwater harvesting system, underground rainwater tanks and site lighting
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for institutional and community facility use”
National zoning type: Community facilities
Objective set by the Galway City Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 29 April 2024.
Notified floor area: 3,640 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 Renmore Park, Renmore, Galway | Jan 2026 | €150,000 | 122 m |
| 70 Renmore Park, Galway City, Galway | Mar 2026 | €400,000 | 160 m |
| 16 Renmore Park, Galway, Galway | Jan 2025 | €433,000 | 176 m |
| 34 Renmore Park, Renmore, Galway | Jun 2025 | €350,000 | 178 m |
| 15 Woodlands Ave, Renmore, Galway | May 2025 | €390,000 | 198 m |
| 22 Woodlands Green, Renmore, Galwaynot full market price | Feb 2025 | €225,000 | 216 m |
| 15 Dublin Road, Renmore, Galway | Jan 2026 | €325,000 | 224 m |
| 16 Renmore Rd, Galway, Galway | Feb 2025 | €300,000 | 230 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received6 December 2018
- Further information requested7 February 2019
- Further information received3 April 2019
- Decision due30 April 2019
- Decision issued25 April 2019
- Grant issued11 June 2019
- Permission expiry10 June 2024
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