Middlequarter , Inishbofin

What’s proposed

of pl ref 201856 to construct a museum building with display area, photographic exhibition room, restoration workshop, archive storage and gift shop with coffee dock. The proposed development will also include a wastewater treatment system and new road entrance. This application contains an NIS

25354 is a planning application to Galway County Council for of pl ref 201856 to construct a museum building with display area, photographic, received on 19 Dec 2025; permission was granted on 12 Feb 2026.

Planning details

Reference: 25354
Local authority: Galway County Council
Status: Granted · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 19 Dec 2025
Observations close: 3 Feb 2026 (closed 228 days ago)
Decision due: 21 Feb 2026 · decided 12 Feb 2026
Decision: Unconditional on 12 Feb 2026
Proposed development: of pl ref 201856 to construct a museum building with display area, photographic exhibition room, restoration workshop, archive storage and gift shop with coffee dock. The proposed development will also include a wastewater treatment system and new road entrance. This application contains an NIS
As published by the register.
Site area: 4,139 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 366270). 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/25354/0.

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Middlequarter , Inishbofin

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 7 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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