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Public / civic · Co. Galway

Coláiste Iognáid, Sea Road, Galway City

Granted 12 May 2026

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This application has left our current planning lists, so this page is no longer updated. We last saw it in the council's register on 23 Jul 2026. The details below are as they were then. The council's register has the current status.

What and where

Development which consists of

Permission for development which consists of: permission is sought by the Board of Management Coláiste Iognáid at Coláiste Iognáid, Sea Road, Galway City. The development consists of (1) Permission to replace an existing grassed play area and parking area to the rear of the school campus with the construction of a synthetic pitch consisting of a Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA), with 5 metre high ballstop netting, 2.4m high perimeter fencing. (2) Permission for redistribution and upgrading of 30 no. existing on campus car parking spaces, to a new delineated car parking area located to the east of the proposed MUGA pitch, (3) Permission for shared surface driveway, nature based on-site surface water drainage arrangements, together with all associated landscaping, footpaths, site works and services. (4) Retention permission is also sought for 2 no. metal security gates located along Sea Road, adjoining Protected Structures RPS No. 9101 (St. Ignatius' Church) and RPS No. 9120 (Jesuit School) respectively

Location
Galway City, Co. Galway Map
Planning reference
2660014
Applicant
Board of Management Coláiste Iognáid

Key facts

Project type
Public / civic
Received
27 Jan 2026
Granted
12 May 2026
Protected structure
Yes, RPS 9101

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Further information requested
  3. Granted

Outlook

What happens next

Permission was granted on 12 May 2026 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

Work packages named so far

  • Conservation work to a protected structureNamed in the application description
  • Roads and site development worksNamed in the application description
  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

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  • Council planning fileThe application file 2660014 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Galway City Council planning register, as last seen on 23 Jul 2026. The council's own file is the official record.

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