Galway Racecourse , Ballybrit , Galway
- 10 Jun 2019Received
- 23 Jul 2019Conditional
- 29 Aug 2019Final grant
- 28 Aug 2024Permission expires
- Status
- Granted with conditions
- Decision
- Conditional · 23 Jul 2019
- Council
- Galway City Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 1.62 ha
What’s proposed
Planning permission for the development of three parcels of land(01,02 and 03). The development consists of: 1. Demolition of toilet block, saddling stalls, turnstiles canopy and closure of entrance 'A' (536 sqm), 2. Parade ring, with winners enclosure and podium; 3. North parade ring hospitality and amenities building (560 sqm) and spectator viewing with associated external courtyard; 4. South parade ring dual aspect hospitality restaurant building with roof mounted external screen. (483 sqm); 5 West parade ring double sided spectator viewing terrace; 6) Modifications to existing weigh room/office building (total 263 sqm which includes an extension of 18 sqm) to provide improved participants facilities, reception space and steward room; 7 Unsaddling and wash down area; 8. Horse walk routes; 9 Pre-parade ring with 18 no. saddling boxes (5 no. enclosed 77 sqm) and spectator viewing terrace; 10. Refurbishment of the Millennium Grandstand Level 1 (1012 sqm) and extension/ new glazing line (97 sqm) to provide owners, trainers and members hospitality area; 11. Relocated replacement racecourse offices, associated car parking and electric vehicle charging point (352 sqm); 12. Extended service yard boundary and realignment of internal road; 13. All associated site development, signage, car parking, landscaping and servicing works
19160 is a planning application to Galway City Council for planning permission for the development of three parcels of land(01,02 and 03). The, received on 10 Jun 2019; permission was granted with conditions on 23 Jul 2019.
Planning details
- Reference
- 19160
- Local authority
- Galway City Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 10 Jun 2019
- Observations close
- 15 Jul 2019 (closed 2632 days ago)
- Decision due
- 4 Aug 2019 · decided 23 Jul 2019
- Decision
- Conditional on 23 Jul 2019
- Proposed development
- Planning permission for the development of three parcels of land(01,02 and 03). The development consists of: 1. Demolition of toilet block, saddling stalls, turnstiles canopy and closure of entrance 'A' (536 sqm), 2. Parade ring, with winners enclosure and podium; 3. North parade ring hospitality and amenities building (560 sqm) and spectator viewing with associated external courtyard; 4. South parade ring dual aspect hospitality restaurant building with roof mounted external screen. (483 sqm); 5 West parade ring double sided spectator viewing terrace; 6) Modifications to existing weigh room/office building (total 263 sqm which includes an extension of 18 sqm) to provide improved participants facilities, reception space and steward room; 7 Unsaddling and wash down area; 8. Horse walk routes; 9 Pre-parade ring with 18 no. saddling boxes (5 no. enclosed 77 sqm) and spectator viewing terrace; 10. Refurbishment of the Millennium Grandstand Level 1 (1012 sqm) and extension/ new glazing line (97 sqm) to provide owners, trainers and members hospitality area; 11. Relocated replacement racecourse offices, associated car parking and electric vehicle charging point (352 sqm); 12. Extended service yard boundary and realignment of internal road; 13. All associated site development, signage, car parking, landscaping and servicing worksAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 1.62 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
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Homes nearby
Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
Enterprise Industry and Related Uses: To provide for Enterprise, Industral and Related uses
Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.
Recreation and Amenity: To provide for recreational and amenity uses
Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- Recorded monument · 6
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 348979). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCity/AppFileRefDetails/19160/0.
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