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Galway City Council · 2560291

Thomas Hynes Road , Newcastle , Galway

  1. 18 Sept 2025Received
  2. 12 Nov 2025Conditional
  3. 5 Jan 2026Final grant
  4. 4 Jan 2031Permission expires
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 12 Nov 2025
Council
Galway City Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
8,077 m²
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What’s proposed

Permission for development which consists of: We, Board of Management of St. Joseph’s Special School, intend to apply for planning permission to construct a two-storey extension (total 640.9sqm) to South-East side of existing school. Proposed accommodation to consist of 4 No. SEN Classrooms (70sqm each), 4 No. Quiet Spaces (11sqm each), 1 No. Multi-Activity Room (20sqm), 2 No. Toilet/Shower for Assisted Users, 2 No. Independent Use Toilets, 2 No. Ambulant Disabled Toilets, 2 No. staff toilets, classroom storage & minor internal alterations of existing school to extend canteen area (73.5 sqm) into existing courtyard and minor upgrade of existing WCs. External works to include provision of secure soft play area to Eastern boundary, provision of additional 8 No. parking spaces within existing parking area to Southwest, provision of new breakout gardens on the South side of the existing school and alterations to existing south elevation to suit, provision of temporary construction entrance for the duration of works to Moyola Lane and all associated site works at Thomas Hynes Road, Newcastle, Galway, H91 K095

2560291 is a planning application to Galway City Council for permission for development which consists of: We, Board of Management of St. Joseph’s, received on 18 Sept 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 12 Nov 2025.

Planning details

Reference
2560291
Local authority
Galway City Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
18 Sept 2025
Observations close
23 Oct 2025 (closed 339 days ago)
Decision due
12 Nov 2025 · decided 12 Nov 2025
Decision
Conditional on 12 Nov 2025
Proposed development
Permission for development which consists of: We, Board of Management of St. Joseph’s Special School, intend to apply for planning permission to construct a two-storey extension (total 640.9sqm) to South-East side of existing school. Proposed accommodation to consist of 4 No. SEN Classrooms (70sqm each), 4 No. Quiet Spaces (11sqm each), 1 No. Multi-Activity Room (20sqm), 2 No. Toilet/Shower for Assisted Users, 2 No. Independent Use Toilets, 2 No. Ambulant Disabled Toilets, 2 No. staff toilets, classroom storage & minor internal alterations of existing school to extend canteen area (73.5 sqm) into existing courtyard and minor upgrade of existing WCs. External works to include provision of secure soft play area to Eastern boundary, provision of additional 8 No. parking spaces within existing parking area to Southwest, provision of new breakout gardens on the South side of the existing school and alterations to existing south elevation to suit, provision of temporary construction entrance for the duration of works to Moyola Lane and all associated site works at Thomas Hynes Road, Newcastle, Galway, H91 K095
As published by the register.
Site area
8,077 m² 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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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

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    Zoning at the site

    No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.

    Designations within 250 m

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    No other designation nearby.

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 348346). 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/2560291/0.

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