Granted · decision due 29 Jul 2026Decision recorded
Public / civic, Attimonbeg, Co. Galway
for the change of use of an existing national school (Attymon N.S.) which was previously approved under Planning Ref No. 07/4256 to a fulltime childcare facility/service
The public decision state is shown, but conditions and later amendments can still change delivery scope.
Package signals below are limited to wording in the public application record.
No tender, award, contractor appointment, supplier appointment or procurement timetable is inferred.
Opportunity & supplier intelligence
What is known, and what may happen next
Timing is a planning-stage outlook, not a tender, award, contractor appointment, supplier appointment or guaranteed procurement date.
A planning decision is recorded and no linked commencement is indexed. Conditions, procurement and start timing remain unconfirmed.
Decision date 20 Jul 2026. / Confidence: LowDecision date 20 Jul 2026.
No commencement indexed / This is an index state, not proof that no works have started.
Source limitedNo drawing entry is available in this lead's bounded document evidence.
Source limitedConfirmed scope
Confirmed application scope
for the change of use of an existing national school (Attymon N.S.) which was previously approved under Planning Ref No. 07/4256 to a fulltime childcare facility/service
Named firms
Public source roles
No named firm role is published in this panel's source contract. PlanningBrief does not infer a contractor or supplier.
Evidence-backed work packages
Explicit source signals only
No work package meets the explicit source, reference and locator threshold. PlanningBrief does not pad this list with generic trades.
Confidence & provenance 0 official sources
- Authority
- Galway County Council
- Exact reference
- 26130
- Evidence reviewed
- 25 Sep 2026
- Confidence
- Source-linked
Facts come from the indexed public planning record and any bounded structured document evidence. No request-time official fetch, tender, award or appointment inference is used.
Application-stage scope
3 source-supported signalsWhat the public record evidences
Public / civic
The public application record identifies public / civic in the submitted planning scope.
Services / drainage scope
The public application description explicitly references services / drainage scope.
Crèche / childcare scope
The public application description explicitly references crèche / childcare scope.
Only source-supported scope signals are shown; generic trade padding is omitted.
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Project facts
Named source parties
- Promoter
- Michelle Cannon
- Planning agent
- Care of Paddy Kennedy
- Agent address
- Slieverue Athenry Co. Galway
Reviewed build intelligence
What the documents establish
Government document review
Final permission signed 1 September changes the use of the existing school to full-day childcare. The drawing labels the existing building at 302.5 m²; the reviewed file does not establish new floor area, child capacity or operation of the converted facility.
4 official documents inspected · Checked 2026-09-07 · Official file index
Final permission converts the existing 302.5 m² school
Change of use of the existing school, not additional school floor area
What the evidence says
The final grant signed 1 September permits the former Attymon National School, previously approved under 07/4256, to change to full-time childcare. The 3 June floor plan labels 302.5 m² and retains two classroom spaces, resource rooms and support accommodation. The planner describes minimal work to the existing building.
Why it may matter — interpretation
Childcare fit-out teams can assess reuse of the existing rooms rather than assume a new building or a specified number of child places.
What is not established
Child capacity, an agreed operating programme, construction progress and opening are not established.
Inspect the evidence
Final grant and five conditions · p.1
granted PERMISSION ... change of use ... 07/4256 · Issued 2026-09-01 · C3 signed 1 September 2026; reference 26/130 · Checked 2026-09-07
granted PERMISSION ... change of use ... 07/4256
Childcare floor plan and section · p.1
Area = 302.5 SqM; CLASSROOM 1; CLASSROOM 2 · Issued 2026-06-03 · No drawing number or revision entered; title dated 3 June; received 4 June · Checked 2026-09-07
Area = 302.5 SqM; CLASSROOM 1; CLASSROOM 2
Council planner assessment · p.4
works to the original school building ... minimal · Issued 2026-07-20 · Signed 20 July 2026 on PDF page 6; indexed 21 July · Checked 2026-09-07
works to the original school building ... minimal
Operating hours require written agreement before commencement
Pre-commencement condition in the September final grant
What the evidence says
Condition 3 requires the full-day-care operating hours to be submitted for the council written agreement before development begins. The grant does not itself specify the daily opening and closing times.
Why it may matter — interpretation
Operators and fit-out teams need the agreed service programme when settling access, staffing and building-service arrangements.
What is not established
The submitted hours, written agreement and commencement are not established.
Inspect the evidence
Final grant and five conditions · p.2
3. Prior to commencement ... hours of operation · Issued 2026-09-01 · C3 signed 1 September 2026; reference 26/130 · Checked 2026-09-07
3. Prior to commencement ... hours of operation
The planning assessment relies on the existing wastewater system
Existing service arrangement assessed for the change of use
What the evidence says
The site plan identifies the existing treatment system and percolation area. The planner says the school and childcare facility use the existing septic-tank/percolation connection and that the proposal does not indicate additional loading; the existing water supply also remains.
Why it may matter — interpretation
Civil and services teams should establish condition and capacity of the retained system rather than assume a newly specified treatment plant.
What is not established
A new plant order, independently verified current loading, as-built condition and later compliance are not established.
Inspect the evidence
Submitted existing school and wastewater site layouts · p.2
TREATMENT SYSTEM; EXISTING PERCOLATION AREA · Issued June 2026 (month only) · No drawing number/revision; page 2 dated 3 June; page 1 prints 6 June despite 4 June receipt stamp; chronology not resolved · Checked 2026-09-07
TREATMENT SYSTEM; EXISTING PERCOLATION AREA
Council planner assessment · p.4
Effluent Treatment; proposal does not indicate additional loading · Issued 2026-07-20 · Signed 20 July 2026 on PDF page 6; indexed 21 July · Checked 2026-09-07
Effluent Treatment; proposal does not indicate additional loading
Clean stormwater must stay within the site
Drainage condition in the September final grant
What the evidence says
Condition 4 requires appropriately sized on-site soakaways to BRE Digest 365 or equivalent, limits them to clean uncontaminated stormwater, prohibits discharge onto the road or adjoining property and protects existing drainage.
Why it may matter — interpretation
Drainage designers need the site infiltration and runoff design before confirming any remedial or additional drainage work.
What is not established
Soakaway sizing, infiltration results, installed products and completed drainage works were not reviewed.
Inspect the evidence
Final grant and five conditions · p.2
4. (a)-(c) surface water and soakaways · Issued 2026-09-01 · C3 signed 1 September 2026; reference 26/130 · Checked 2026-09-07
4. (a)-(c) surface water and soakaways
Remaining document questions
- Have operating hours been agreed, and what evidence establishes childcare capacity and the condition of the reused services?
The declared pages of these government-published PDFs were visually inspected. Other catalogue files, later compliance, procurement and installed specifications were not established. Historical weekly membership is retained separately from these document dates.
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Official description
Application text
for the change of use of an existing national school (Attymon N.S.) which was previously approved under Planning Ref No. 07/4256 to a fulltime childcare facility/service
Source-aware chronology
Empty lanes explain their state.Application to site progress
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Applied 4 Jun 2026 26130
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Decision Conditional 20 Jul 2026
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Appeal No appeal indexed No public appeal record is indexed against this application.
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Commenced No commencement indexed No reliable public commencement record is indexed against this permission.
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Completed Completion not recorded No privacy-cleared exact completion certificate is linked to this permission. Absence is not evidence that the project is incomplete.
Evidence register
Public planning recordSource, scope and limits
Application description and scale 26130
for the change of use of an existing national school (Attymon N.S.) which was previously approved under Planning Ref No. 07/4256 to a fulltime childcare facility/service
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