Dangan Lower, Immediately North of the N59 Galway- Clifden National Secondary Road, adjacent to the Galway University Regional Sports Centre
Construction of a large new school building with sports facilities and a new road junction in Galway.
23125 · Galway City Council · Lodged 19 May 2023
- Reference
- 23125
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 May 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of an 11,134 square metre school building ranging from two to four storeys. It will feature classrooms, a special needs unit, a PE hall, five external ball courts (including on the roof), and 79 car parking spaces. The project also includes a new signalised junction on the N59, an access road, and a dedicated cycle lane.
- Storeys
- 4
- Floor area
- 11,134 m²
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 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 systems 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 fiered 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 junction of circular road enclosing the development and terminating on saint anne's 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 85 Altan, Western Distributer Road, Knocknacarra | Aug 2025 | €282,000 | 127 m |
| 95 Altan, Western Distributor, Rd Knocknacarra | Dec 2025 | €320,000 | 127 m |
| 96 Altan, Western Distributor Rd, Knocknacarra | Dec 2025 | €335,000 | 127 m |
| 107 Altan, Distributor Rd, Knocknacarra | Sept 2025 | €270,000 | 144 m |
| Apt 11 - Altan, Western Distributor Road, Knocknacarra | Jun 2025 | €220,000 | 188 m |
| 1 Altan, Western Distributor Rd, Knocknacarra | Jul 2025 | €310,000 | 199 m |
| Bullaun, Cummer, Tuam | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 255 m |
| Apartment 1j, Gort Siar, Western Distributor Road | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 270 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 received19 May 2023
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