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Galway City Council · 2660118

20 St. Helen's Street , Galway , Co.Galway

  1. 7 Apr 2026Received
  2. 29 May 2026Refused
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Status
Under appeal
Decision
Refused · 29 May 2026
Council
Galway City Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
71 m²
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What’s proposed

Permission is being sought by The Lion's Tower Limited for the change of use of an existing Order of Malta community building to a guesthouse, the amalgamation of this building with the adjoining guesthouse at No.19 St. Helen’s Street, the construction of a new pitched roof, the provision of 4 no. en-suite guest bedrooms, associated internal alterations, minor elevational changes to the front and side elevations and all ancillary and associated works at 20 St. Helen's Street Galway

2660118 is a planning application to Galway City Council for permission is being sought by The Lion's Tower Limited for the change of use of an, received on 7 Apr 2026; permission was refused on 29 May 2026.

Planning details

Reference
2660118
Local authority
Galway City Council
Status
Under appeal · register status “APPEALED”
Received
7 Apr 2026
Observations close
12 May 2026 (closed 135 days ago)
Decision due
1 Jun 2026 · decided 29 May 2026
Decision
Refused on 29 May 2026
Proposed development
Permission is being sought by The Lion's Tower Limited for the change of use of an existing Order of Malta community building to a guesthouse, the amalgamation of this building with the adjoining guesthouse at No.19 St. Helen’s Street, the construction of a new pitched roof, the provision of 4 no. en-suite guest bedrooms, associated internal alterations, minor elevational changes to the front and side elevations and all ancillary and associated works at 20 St. Helen's Street Galway
As published by the register.
Site area
71 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 PL-501601-GC-26 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.

Commencement

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

    Zoning at the site

    No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.

    Designations within 250 m

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    No other designation nearby.

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 348157). 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/2660118/0.

    Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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