Galway City Council · 2560385
'The Gatehouse' , 7a Francis Street , Galway City
- 19 Dec 2025Received
- 8 Apr 2026Conditional
- 22 May 2026Final grant
- 21 May 2031Permission expires
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- Status
- Granted with conditions
- Decision
- Conditional · 8 Apr 2026
- Council
- Galway City Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 125 m²
What’s proposed
Permission for development which consists of: amendments to plans granted under planning ref. 23/60163, relating to a property known as ‘The Gatehouse’, 7a Francis Street, Galway City. The property is located within the Curtilage of the Convent of Mercy Grounds and Graveyard, which are on the Record of Protected Structures; RPS ref: 9603. This permission primarily relates to amendments which have been deemed as necessary by the Fire officer in order to bring the overall development into compliance with Fire Safety regulations. These proposed works are as follows: (1) Addition of 1 no. external doorway to the front elevation (facing onto Francis Street) at ground floor level (2) Amendments to internal layout. This application also seeks permission for addition of Solar Panels to the Rear of the roof
2560385 is a planning application to Galway City Council for permission for development which consists of: amendments to plans granted under planning, received on 19 Dec 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 8 Apr 2026.
Planning details
- Reference
- 2560385
- Local authority
- Galway City Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 19 Dec 2025
- Observations close
- 3 Feb 2026 (closed 237 days ago)
- Decision due
- 8 Apr 2026 · decided 8 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Conditional on 8 Apr 2026
- Proposed development
- Permission for development which consists of: amendments to plans granted under planning ref. 23/60163, relating to a property known as ‘The Gatehouse’, 7a Francis Street, Galway City. The property is located within the Curtilage of the Convent of Mercy Grounds and Graveyard, which are on the Record of Protected Structures; RPS ref: 9603. This permission primarily relates to amendments which have been deemed as necessary by the Fire officer in order to bring the overall development into compliance with Fire Safety regulations. These proposed works are as follows: (1) Addition of 1 no. external doorway to the front elevation (facing onto Francis Street) at ground floor level (2) Amendments to internal layout. This application also seeks permission for addition of Solar Panels to the Rear of the roofAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 125 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
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
S3 — Community infrastructure
Community Culture and Institutional: To provide for institutional and community facility use
Reserved for civic, religious, community, education, health-care and social infrastructure.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- NIAH-recorded building · 27
- Recorded monument · 37
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 348603). 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/2560385/0.
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