Newtown ,

What’s proposed

for the construction of two temporary classrooms and an extension (changing suite)to an existing school together with associated works and an increase in effluent treatment capacity in lieu of Planning Permission 15/371. Gross floor space of proposed works (prefabs) 80.3 sqm. x 2, (extension) 20.4 sqm

18717 is a planning application to Galway County Council for for the construction of two temporary classrooms and an extension (changing suite)to an, received on 30 May 2018; permission was granted with conditions on 24 Jul 2018.

Planning details

Reference: 18717
Local authority: Galway County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 30 May 2018
Observations close: 4 Jul 2018 (closed 3003 days ago)
Decision due: 24 Jul 2018 · decided 24 Jul 2018
Decision: Conditional on 24 Jul 2018
Proposed development: for the construction of two temporary classrooms and an extension (changing suite)to an existing school together with associated works and an increase in effluent treatment capacity in lieu of Planning Permission 15/371. Gross floor space of proposed works (prefabs) 80.3 sqm. x 2, (extension) 20.4 sqm
As published by the register.
Site area: 7,186 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.

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 352047). 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/18717/0.

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