Newcastle Community Centre, Moyola Park Lane, Newcastle Road Galway
Extension of duration for the construction of a community centre with meeting rooms, a sports hall, and a tennis court.
2521 · Galway City Council · Lodged 9 July 2025
- Reference
- 2521
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- EXTENSION OF DURATION
- Received
- 9 July 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks an extension of duration for a previously approved community centre development. The project includes meeting rooms, a sports/general purpose hall, ancillary accommodation, a tennis court, a roundabout, car parking, and revised site boundaries.
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: change of plans for community centre previously approved under planning permission ref; 19/264 + 15/153 (permission to construct meeting rooms, sports/general purpose hall, ancillary accommodation, tennis court, roundabout and car parking) on revised site boundaries, including revisions to landscaping and external play areas and all associated services = extension of duration
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73a Upper Newcastle Rd, Galway, Co Galway | Jul 2025 | €640,000 | 97 m |
| 34 Moyola Park, Newcastle, Galway | Aug 2025 | €545,000 | 118 m |
| 6 Gort Ciuin, Moyola Park, Newcastle | May 2026 | €379,000 | 122 m |
| 7 Sylvan Close, Fairlands Park, Newcastle | Oct 2025 | €625,000 | 131 m |
| Carrick, 42 Upper Newcastle, Galway | May 2025 | €805,000 | 158 m |
| 41 Pairc Mag Uladh, An Caislean Nua, Galway | Jan 2026 | €355,000 | 159 m |
| Ceann Scribe, An Boithrin, 51 Upper Newcastle | Aug 2025 | €430,555 | 162 m |
| 22 Moyola Park, Newcastle, Galway | May 2025 | €600,000 | 249 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 received9 July 2025
- Decision due2 September 2025
- Application withdrawn1 September 2025
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