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Keeraun and Mincloon, Rahoon, Galway

Construction of a new GAA facility with pitches, floodlights, a clubhouse, playground, and parking.

2660043 · Galway City Council · Lodged 17 February 2026

Reference: 2660043
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: In progress
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 17 February 2026

Summary

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The development consists of a new GAA facility featuring two grass pitches, one all-weather synthetic pitch with floodlights, viewing stands, a single-storey facilities building, and a maintenance building. It also includes a public playground, a looped walkway, parking for 95 cars, and a new vehicular access.

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Storey: 1

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission for development which consists of: planning permission for the construction of a gaa facility on lands at keeraun and mincloon, rahoon, galway. Works to consist of a) 2 no. Grass playing pitches, 1 no. All weather synthetic playing pitch, with dugouts, floodlighting, ball stop netting system, score board structures, covered viewing stands and perimeter fencing to all pitches. B) a single storey proposed facilities building, c) a single storey pitch-maintenance building d) a public playground area with fencing e) a looped amenity walkway, f) parking for 95 cars, 3 coach spaces, 1 drop off zones and 144 bicycle parking spaces. G) electrical generator and associated storage, h) new vehicular and pedestrian access to the site from the clybaun rd (l-5021-0) with signage, entrance walls and gate. Development to include all associated site works and enabling works including but not limited to; road widening and provision of footpath/cycle track and lighting to existing clybaun rd (l-5021-0), site levelling, internal site lighting, a proprietary onsite wastewater pumping station with a pumped rising main to the gravity foul sewer network on the rahoon rd (l-1017-0), all boundary treatments & landscaping, and surface water drainage system. Permission to include removal of the existing agricultural entrance and the partial demolition of the existing farm structures on the clybaun rd (l-5021-0)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Recreation and AmenityOS

“To provide for recreational and amenity uses”

National zoning type: Open space, park

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
23 Sli Na Craoibhe, Clybaun Road, Galway	Jul 2025	€525,000	411 m
17 Ard Na Gaoithe, Clybaun Rd, Galway	May 2025	€675,000	491 m
23 Cnocan Na Craoibhe, Clybaun Road, Knocknacarraprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€405,000	495 m
32 Ard Na Gaoithe, Clybaun Rd, Knocknacarra	Jul 2025	€680,000	500 m

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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.

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Application received17 February 2026
Further information requested13 April 2026

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