GrantedCommercialDecided 13 June 2025

Altán Road, Rahoon Knocknacarra, Galway

Construction of a new swimming pool and sports facility at Rahoon, Knocknacarra.

2460370 · Galway City Council · Lodged 22 November 2024

Reference: 2460370
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 22 November 2024

Summary

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The project involves building a prefabricated aluminium frame and fabric tensile envelope housing a 35-meter competition swimming pool. The facility will also include changing rooms, a steam room, sauna, gymnasiums, a mezzanine-level multifunctional sports court, and a coffee dock.

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Official record

Development description

Forbairt snámh thiar cuideachta faoi theorainn ráthaíochta, intend to apply to permission for development which consists of; galway city council for permission for the development of a swimming pool and sports facility at a 0.87ha site accessed from altán road and millers lane, in the townlands of rahoon, knocknacarra, galway. The proposed development will consist of the construction of a prefabricated aluminium frame and fabric tensile envelope with independently constructed facilities building within the envelope and will include the following
Provision of a 35 x 25m competition standard swimming pool with adjustable floor (max depth 2m)
Ground floor changing rooms ‘wet village’ including steam room, sauna and first aid (425 sq. M. ), pool deck and spectator area (476 sq. M), reception and staff offices (57 sq. M. ), gymnasium (576 sq. M), storage areas and plant spaces (52 sq. M. )
Provision of ancillary spaces on the mezzanine floor including multifunctional sports court (760sq. M), gymnasium (92 sq. M), staff offices (54 sq. M. ); bathroom facilities and plant spaces (389 sq. M. )
Provision of plant area at basement level (495 sq. M. )
Provision of a coffee dock at ground floor level (85 sq. M. )
The provision of new vehicular and pedestrian access from altán road along with the provision of upgraded cycle and pedestrian infrastructure along altán road
The provision of new active travel cycle and pedestrian access from millers lane
Provision of site landscaping, wall mounted signage, public lighting, bike parking (89 no. Spaces), car parking (75 no. Spaces), bus parking (2 no. Spaces), 1 no. Esb substation, 1 no. Lv switch room, ground mounted solar pv (250 sq. M) and all associated site development and site enabling works. A natura impact statement (nis) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Enterprise Light Industry and CommercialSI

“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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 85 Altan, Western Distributer Road, Knocknacarra	Aug 2025	€282,000	100 m
95 Altan, Western Distributor, Rd Knocknacarra	Dec 2025	€320,000	100 m
96 Altan, Western Distributor Rd, Knocknacarra	Dec 2025	€335,000	100 m
107 Altan, Distributor Rd, Knocknacarra	Sept 2025	€270,000	108 m
Apt 11 - Altan, Western Distributor Road, Knocknacarra	Jun 2025	€220,000	171 m
1 Altan, Western Distributor Rd, Knocknacarra	Jul 2025	€310,000	183 m
Apartment 1j, Gort Siar, Western Distributor Road	Dec 2025	€250,000	256 m
Gort Saor, Knocknacarra, Galway	Mar 2026	€330,000	256 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received22 November 2024
Further information requested16 January 2025
Further information received25 April 2025
Decision due19 June 2025
Decision issued13 June 2025
Grant issued23 July 2025
Permission expiry22 July 2030

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