ESB's Moneenageisha 38 KV Substation, Moneenageisha Road, Galway
Construction of a 25-metre-high monopole communication structure within a fenced compound.
1984 · Galway City Council · Lodged 21 March 2019
- Reference
- 1984
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 March 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves constructing a 25-metre-high monopole communication structure to carry dishes and antennae. It will be located within a proposed 2.4-metre-high fenced compound at the ESB substation.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development which consists of constructing a 25 metre high monopole communication structure, to carry communication dishes and antennae, within an proposed 2.4 metre high fenced compound at
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for light industry and commercial uses other than those reserved in the CC zone”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 Gort Na Glasa, Sandy Rd, Galwaynot full market price | Nov 2025 | €160,000 | 121 m |
| 50 Gort Na Glasa, Sandyrow, Galwaynot full market price | Nov 2025 | €160,000 | 121 m |
| 44 Gort Na Glaise, Sandy Rd, Galway | Nov 2025 | €400,000 | 122 m |
| 37 Gort Na Glaise, Sandyroad, Galway | Jun 2025 | €275,000 | 124 m |
| 36 Gort Na Glaise, Sandy Rd, Galway | Feb 2025 | €325,000 | 124 m |
| 45 Gleann Noinin College Rd, Galway | Jul 2026 | €400,000 | 141 m |
| 30 Gleann Noinin, College Road, Galwaynot full market price | Jun 2026 | €175,000 | 147 m |
| 63 Gort Na Glaise, Sandy Rd, Galway | Feb 2025 | €282,000 | 155 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 received21 March 2019
- Further information requested14 May 2019
- Further information received21 February 2020
- Decision due7 April 2020
- Decision issued6 April 2020
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