Coolough Road , Terryland , Galway City

What’s proposed

Permission for development which consists of amendments to extant Permission (Ref. ABP-306403-20) for a Student Housing Development within 2 no. blocks. The current proposal seeks a number of amendments to the permitted blocks which will range in height from 1 to 4 storeys (and with an additional plant room level on the roof of Block B). The revised development will now provide a total of 257 no. bedrooms (of which 13 will be accessible bedrooms) along with ancillary student facilities to include student amenity space, student gym, laundry, reception/security area. Provision of car, motorbike and bicycle parking spaces, and coach drop off (with bus shelter). Bin stores, plant areas, switch room, ESB sub-stations, gas skid. Access to be provided from Coolough Road. All associated site development works, including landscaped areas, boundary treatments, drainage works, lighting, site services and infrastructure provision

2360174 is a planning application to Galway City Council for permission for development which consists of amendments to extant Permission (Ref., received on 19 Dec 2023; permission was granted with conditions on 27 May 2024.

Planning details

Reference: 2360174
Local authority: Galway City Council
Status: Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 19 Dec 2023
Observations close: 1 Feb 2024 (closed 966 days ago)
Decision due: 30 May 2024 · decided 27 May 2024
Decision: Conditional on 27 May 2024
Proposed development: Permission for development which consists of amendments to extant Permission (Ref. ABP-306403-20) for a Student Housing Development within 2 no. blocks. The current proposal seeks a number of amendments to the permitted blocks which will range in height from 1 to 4 storeys (and with an additional plant room level on the roof of Block B). The revised development will now provide a total of 257 no. bedrooms (of which 13 will be accessible bedrooms) along with ancillary student facilities to include student amenity space, student gym, laundry, reception/security area. Provision of car, motorbike and bicycle parking spaces, and coach drop off (with bus shelter). Bin stores, plant areas, switch room, ESB sub-stations, gas skid. Access to be provided from Coolough Road. All associated site development works, including landscaped areas, boundary treatments, drainage works, lighting, site services and infrastructure provision
As published by the register.
Site area: 1.13 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

The register records appeal 319927-24 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.

Commencement

Commencement notice CN0123806GY
27 Dec 2024Coolough Road, Galwaymatched by ref_exact
Commencement notice CN0123804GY
27 Dec 2024Coolough Road, Galwaymatched by ref_exact

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 349484). 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/GalwayCity/AppFileRefDetails/2360174/0.

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