Killaloonty ,

What’s proposed

for the construction of an upgrade to the existing Tuam Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The development will consist of: - Construction of sludge import reception tank, sludge thickening tank, sludge balancing tank, supernatant balancing tank, aeration tank, anoxic tank, upgrade of existing inlet works and screening system, new additional exit from the WWTP site, ancillary works, installation of additional associated pipework, services and all associated site development works within the existing WWTP boundary

1753 is a planning application to Galway County Council for for the construction of an upgrade to the existing Tuam Wastewater Treatment Plant, received on 24 Jan 2017; permission was granted with conditions on 20 Apr 2017.

Planning details

Reference: 1753
Local authority: Galway County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 24 Jan 2017
Observations close: 28 Feb 2017 (closed 3490 days ago)
Decision due: 24 Apr 2017 · decided 20 Apr 2017
Decision: Conditional on 20 Apr 2017
Proposed development: for the construction of an upgrade to the existing Tuam Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The development will consist of: - Construction of sludge import reception tank, sludge thickening tank, sludge balancing tank, supernatant balancing tank, aeration tank, anoxic tank, upgrade of existing inlet works and screening system, new additional exit from the WWTP site, ancillary works, installation of additional associated pipework, services and all associated site development works within the existing WWTP boundary
As published by the register.
Site area: 3.15 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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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 352886). 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/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/1753/0.

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Zoning at the site

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