Kylemore Abbey Pollacappul ,

What’s proposed

for a new monastery to consist of a change of building design from that granted under Planning Permission Ref. 17/1239. The new building design will consist of a single and three storey monastery building and the demolition and reconstruction of an existing single storey area at the rear of the existing Chapel building. All other aspects of the granted permission 17/1239 will still be carried out, but do not form part of this change of building design application. These other aspects include the demolition of an existing single-storey storage unit; a new ESB substation building with switchroom adjacent; the reconfiguration of the footpath on the existing access bridge from the visitors car park area to facilitate construction works; 10 car parking spaces at the west of the proposed building for residents use; and ancillary hard and soft landscaping works and all ancillary site works. This application will be accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). The development is located within the curtilage of Kylemore Abbey, which is a protected structure - RPS No. 549 - as listed in the Record of Protected Structures of the Galway County Council, County Development Plan 2015-2021. Gross floor area proposed 2292m2, demolition 159m2

221134 is a planning application to Galway County Council for for a new monastery to consist of a change of building design from that granted under, received on 27 Oct 2022; permission was granted on 16 Dec 2022.

Planning details

Reference: 221134
Local authority: Galway County Council
Status: Granted · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 27 Oct 2022
Observations close: 1 Dec 2022 (closed 1388 days ago)
Decision due: 21 Dec 2022 · decided 16 Dec 2022
Decision: Unconditional on 16 Dec 2022
Proposed development: for a new monastery to consist of a change of building design from that granted under Planning Permission Ref. 17/1239. The new building design will consist of a single and three storey monastery building and the demolition and reconstruction of an existing single storey area at the rear of the existing Chapel building. All other aspects of the granted permission 17/1239 will still be carried out, but do not form part of this change of building design application. These other aspects include the demolition of an existing single-storey storage unit; a new ESB substation building with switchroom adjacent; the reconfiguration of the footpath on the existing access bridge from the visitors car park area to facilitate construction works; 10 car parking spaces at the west of the proposed building for residents use; and ancillary hard and soft landscaping works and all ancillary site works. This application will be accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). The development is located within the curtilage of Kylemore Abbey, which is a protected structure - RPS No. 549 - as listed in the Record of Protected Structures of the Galway County Council, County Development Plan 2015-2021. Gross floor area proposed 2292m2, demolition 159m2
As published by the register.
Site area: 5,778 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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Not appealed.

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Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 359106). 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/221134/0.

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What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 3 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

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