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Galway City Council · 2460408

134 College Road, Galway, Galway

Refused in Feb 2025.

  1. 19 Dec 2024Received
  2. 19 Feb 2025Refused
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused · 19 Feb 2025
Council
Galway City Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
893 m²

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What’s proposed

In plain English

Change of use to student accommodation at 134 College Road

The applicant wants to convert existing apartments and a house into student accommodation. This includes changes to the building's exterior and layout.

  • Includes elevation alterations and a minor increase in ridge level
  • Adds a new bin and bike store at the rear
  • Proposes a new pedestrian entrance in the front boundary wall
  • Includes landscaping throughout the site
Written by AI from the council’s description

An AI model rewrote the council’s description below in everyday words on 9 Oct 2026. It was told to use only that text, and every number it wrote was checked against it. It says nothing about whether the application will be approved. The council’s wording and planning file are the record.

The council’s description

Permission for development which consists of the a change of use of current apartments and dwelling house to student accommodation, (b) Elevation alterations, Minor increase in ridge level and footprint alterations to Ground, First and Second Floors, (c) construction of an external bins and bike store to the rear of the development, (d) proposed pedestrian entrance to the front boundary wall, (e) Landscaping throughout the development and all associated site works at 134 College Road, Galway City, H91 D710

Planning details

Reference
2460408
Local authority
Galway City Council
Status
Refused · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
19 Dec 2024
Decision due
21 Feb 2025 · decided 19 Feb 2025
Decision
Refused on 19 Feb 2025
Site area
893 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

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Zoning

G1 — Open space with recreation

Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.

R3 — Rural cluster

A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.

Protections nearby 250 m

  • NIAH-recorded building · 1
    Bohermore Cemetery
  • Recorded monument · 1
    Bastioned fort

Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.

Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Sept 2026, 15:44open
Summary

2460408 is a planning application to Galway City Council for permission for development which consists of the a change of use of current apartments, received on 19 Dec 2024; permission was refused on 19 Feb 2025.