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Galway County Council · 171873

Loughrea ,

  1. 22 Dec 2017Received
  2. 5 Feb 2018Observations closed
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Status
Withdrawn or invalid
Decision
Not yet
Council
Galway County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
692 m²
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What’s proposed

for a) the construction of a Museum/ Interpretative Centre (200sqm) primarily for The Gaelic Revivalist Movement material and religious artefacts, b) the use of the Town East Gate Tower (A Town Defence Heritage Structure) for museum/Interpretative Centre artefacts c) conservation works and alteration to the Town East Gate Tower including i) the removal of the internal metal stairs, ii) the opening of the rear east facing arch at ground floor and a first floor south facing doorway, iii) construction of new external stairs and iv) the construction of doors and safety rails at roof level, and d) associated external works at The Town East Gate Tower in the grounds of St. Brendan's Cathedral, Barrack Street, Loughrea, Co. Galway. (A Protected Structure Reg No: 317)

171873 is a planning application to Galway County Council for for a) the construction of a Museum/ Interpretative Centre (200sqm) primarily for The, received on 22 Dec 2017; the file is recorded as withdrawn.

Planning details

Reference
171873
Local authority
Galway County Council
Status
Withdrawn or invalid · register status “WITHDRAWN”
Received
22 Dec 2017
Observations close
5 Feb 2018 (closed 3153 days ago)
Decision due
No due date published
Decision
Not decided
Proposed development
for a) the construction of a Museum/ Interpretative Centre (200sqm) primarily for The Gaelic Revivalist Movement material and religious artefacts, b) the use of the Town East Gate Tower (A Town Defence Heritage Structure) for museum/Interpretative Centre artefacts c) conservation works and alteration to the Town East Gate Tower including i) the removal of the internal metal stairs, ii) the opening of the rear east facing arch at ground floor and a first floor south facing doorway, iii) construction of new external stairs and iv) the construction of doors and safety rails at roof level, and d) associated external works at The Town East Gate Tower in the grounds of St. Brendan's Cathedral, Barrack Street, Loughrea, Co. Galway. (A Protected Structure Reg No: 317)
As published by the register.
Site area
692 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

    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 350133). 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/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/171873/0.

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