Ashwood , Ballybane Road , Galway

What’s proposed

Permission for development which consists of; change of use from a residential dwelling house to a commercial guesthouse, alterations to the existing front entrance, a first floor extension to an existing ground floor single storey, alterations to all elevations, a new shed and all associated site works at Ashwood, Ballybane Road, Galway

2560002 is a planning application to Galway City Council for permission for development which consists of; change of use from a residential dwelling, received on 9 Jan 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 3 Mar 2025.

Planning details

Reference: 2560002
Local authority: Galway City Council
Status: Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 9 Jan 2025
Observations close: 13 Feb 2025 (closed 591 days ago)
Decision due: 5 Mar 2025 · decided 3 Mar 2025
Decision: Conditional on 3 Mar 2025
Proposed development: Permission for development which consists of; change of use from a residential dwelling house to a commercial guesthouse, alterations to the existing front entrance, a first floor extension to an existing ground floor single storey, alterations to all elevations, a new shed and all associated site works at Ashwood, Ballybane Road, Galway
As published by the register.
Site area: 563 m² 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 322156-25 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.

Commencement

Opt out commencement notice CN0134837GY
27 Oct 2025Ballybane Road, Galway, H91HK7Nmatched by ref_exact

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 348315). 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/2560002/0.

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Ashwood , Ballybane Road , Galway

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 35 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Homes nearby

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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