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for a change of use of the first floor of an existing building to use as an educational training centre (previously office use), which is an expansion of the education training centre at ground floor level, previously permitted under Pl. Ref. 01/3652. Retention is also sought for minor variations to PL. Ref. 01/3652 which includes the provision of a fire escape stairwell in lieu of 2 rooms previously proposed to the rear of same. Gross floor space of work to be retained 412.9 sqm

18955 is a planning application to Galway County Council for for a change of use of the first floor of an existing building to use as an educational, received on 9 Jul 2018; permission was granted with conditions on 30 Aug 2018.

Planning details

Reference: 18955
Local authority: Galway County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 9 Jul 2018
Observations close: 13 Aug 2018 (closed 2964 days ago)
Decision due: 2 Sept 2018 · decided 30 Aug 2018
Decision: Conditional on 30 Aug 2018
Proposed development: for a change of use of the first floor of an existing building to use as an educational training centre (previously office use), which is an expansion of the education training centre at ground floor level, previously permitted under Pl. Ref. 01/3652. Retention is also sought for minor variations to PL. Ref. 01/3652 which includes the provision of a fire escape stairwell in lieu of 2 rooms previously proposed to the rear of same. Gross floor space of work to be retained 412.9 sqm
As published by the register.
Site area: 1,300 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.

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 355697). 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/18955/0.

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