St John the Apostle National School, Western Distributor Road, Knocknacarra
A two-storey extension and internal alterations at St John the Apostle National School in Knocknacarra.
19162 · Galway City Council · Lodged 11 June 2019
- Reference
- 19162
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 June 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project includes a two-storey extension to provide four special education teaching rooms on the ground floor and a multipurpose room on the first floor. It also involves internal alterations to administrative spaces, staff toilets, and external elevation changes to add doors to classrooms.
- Storeys
- 2
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
Planning permission for (a) two-storey extension to include 4no set rooms at ground floor level and (83m2) multipurpose room at first floor level (83m2), (b) internal alterations to ground floor (rearrangement set rooms and admin spaces), (c) internal alterations to first floor to provide staff wcs, (d) alterations to south & east elevations to provide external doors from ground floor classrooms, and (e) associated siteworks
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 Clybaun Court, Clybaun Rd Lower, Galway | Aug 2025 | €605,000 | 112 m |
| 16 Clybaun Court, Clybaun Rd, Galway | Jan 2025 | €630,000 | 149 m |
| Apartment 1j, Gort Siar, Western Distributor Road | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 197 m |
| Gort Saor, Knocknacarra, Galway | Mar 2026 | €330,000 | 197 m |
| 33 Clybaun Court, Knocknacara, Salthill | Aug 2025 | €550,000 | 206 m |
| 26 Bin Sin, Western Distributor Rd, Galway | Jul 2025 | €278,500 | 225 m |
| 1 Altan, Western Distributor Rd, Knocknacarra | Jul 2025 | €310,000 | 226 m |
| Apt 11 - Altan, Western Distributor Road, Knocknacarra | Jun 2025 | €220,000 | 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 received11 June 2019
- Decision due5 August 2019
- Decision issued31 July 2019
- Grant issued10 September 2019
- Permission expiry9 September 2024
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