Ballyfree West, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow
A ten-year permission is sought for a major sports facility development in Glenealy.
161220 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 7 November 2016
- Reference
- 161220
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 7 November 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal seeks a ten-year permission to develop sports facilities in Ballyfree West, Glenealy. The development will include a GAA pitch, a juvenile pitch, a handball alley, a running track, an outdoor gym, an all-weather training pitch, a hurling wall, a dressing room building, and car parking.
- Floor area
- 154 m²
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Official record
Development description
Ten year permission for development of lands as sports facilities including the following: improvement of an existing exit / entrance onto r752, a new uncontrolled pedestrian crossing, a gaa pitch 145 x 90 metres, a juvenile pitch 100 x 45m, a gaelic handball alley, a running track 300 lineal meters and outdoor adult gym, an all weather training pitch, 65 x 45m with rebound fencing, a reinforced concrete hurling wall 40 lineal meters, a building containing two dressing rooms with toilet facilities 154 sqm, a proprietary treatment plant following by sand filter tertiary treatment and soil polishing filter, a ssociated car parking, pitch lighting, goal netting and all associated site works
Built & sold
What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Ballyfree Crescent, Glenealy, Co Wicklownot full market price | May 2025 | €250,000 | 281 m |
| Ballinacooca, Glenealy, Wicklow | May 2026 | €505,000 | 284 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received7 November 2016
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