Gortnahown , Athenry , Co. Galway
- 19 Dec 2025Received
- 20 Feb 2026Conditional
- 31 Mar 2026Final grant
- 30 Mar 2031Permission expires
- Status
- Granted with conditions
- Decision
- Conditional · 20 Feb 2026
- Council
- Galway County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 14.64 ha
What’s proposed
for the development of a sports facility which will consist of; 3 no. grassed playing pitches, (Pitch No.’s 1, 2 & 3), 1 no. all weather synthetic playing pitch with floodlighting (Pitch no.4), Upgrading of existing vehicular access onto the R348 road to the north, including pedestrian and cyclist connectivity and provision of a crossing point with associated roadworks and signage, Internal footpaths including connectivity to the Páirc na hAbhainn housing estate to the east, as well as a looped amenity walkway throughout the site with associated lighting, Retractable netting system (30m long x 15m high) behind each goal of the 4 no. playing pitches, On-site car parking, including overflow car parking spaces and EV parking spaces with associated ducting for all spaces, Bus parking spaces and bicycle parking spaces, A single storey maintenance shed/toilet block, Dug outs and provision of scoreboards to Pitch No’s 3 & 4, Connection to mains water supply, provision of on-site surface water attenuation arrangements and pitch drainage, Ducting of existing overhead ESB Electric power lines, Partial amendment to Pl. Ref. No. 25/60807, to provide for ducting and re-routing of permitted overhead ESB power line transecting the site, An on-site proprietary foul effluent treatment plant complete with percolation area/polishing filter, Perimeter fencing to pitches and boundary treatments to site, landscaping and all associated site works and services. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application
2561919 is a planning application to Galway County Council for for the development of a sports facility which will consist of; 3 no. grassed playing, received on 19 Dec 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 20 Feb 2026.
Planning details
- Reference
- 2561919
- Local authority
- Galway County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 19 Dec 2025
- Observations close
- 3 Feb 2026 (closed 228 days ago)
- Decision due
- 21 Feb 2026 · decided 20 Feb 2026
- Decision
- Conditional on 20 Feb 2026
- Proposed development
- for the development of a sports facility which will consist of; 3 no. grassed playing pitches, (Pitch No.’s 1, 2 & 3), 1 no. all weather synthetic playing pitch with floodlighting (Pitch no.4), Upgrading of existing vehicular access onto the R348 road to the north, including pedestrian and cyclist connectivity and provision of a crossing point with associated roadworks and signage, Internal footpaths including connectivity to the Páirc na hAbhainn housing estate to the east, as well as a looped amenity walkway throughout the site with associated lighting, Retractable netting system (30m long x 15m high) behind each goal of the 4 no. playing pitches, On-site car parking, including overflow car parking spaces and EV parking spaces with associated ducting for all spaces, Bus parking spaces and bicycle parking spaces, A single storey maintenance shed/toilet block, Dug outs and provision of scoreboards to Pitch No’s 3 & 4, Connection to mains water supply, provision of on-site surface water attenuation arrangements and pitch drainage, Ducting of existing overhead ESB Electric power lines, Partial amendment to Pl. Ref. No. 25/60807, to provide for ducting and re-routing of permitted overhead ESB power line transecting the site, An on-site proprietary foul effluent treatment plant complete with percolation area/polishing filter, Perimeter fencing to pitches and boundary treatments to site, landscaping and all associated site works and services. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the applicationAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 14.64 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
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
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 367344). 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/2561919/0.
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