An Spidéal Thiar , Spiddal , Co. Galway

What’s proposed

for an amendment to the development permitted under Pl. Ref 21/1997 and consists of the following: change of use of the ground floor unit from the permitted commercial use (café) to residential use and related amendment of condition 4 of Pl. Ref 21/1997. Minor amendments to the size of the extension footprint approved under Pl. Ref 21/1997 to meet residential open space standards in the rear garden. Reconfiguration of the approved internal layout under Pl. Ref 21/1997 to support this change of use and otherwise improve the functionality of the units. Minor amendments to the façade on all elevations to include the repositioning, addition, and removal of windows and doors to support the change of use. All associated site and ancillary work necessary to facilitate the proposed development, including updates to the bin store, inclusion of rooftop solar PV, and removal of outdoor dining space associated with the cafe. The development is not covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive 2023/2413)

2561349 is a planning application to Galway County Council for for an amendment to the development permitted under Pl. Ref 21/1997 and consists of the, received on 18 Sept 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 15 Jan 2026.

Planning details

Reference: 2561349
Local authority: Galway County Council
Status: Appeal decided — granted · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 18 Sept 2025
Observations close: 23 Oct 2025 (closed 331 days ago)
Decision due: 20 Jan 2026 · decided 15 Jan 2026
Decision: Conditional on 15 Jan 2026
Proposed development: for an amendment to the development permitted under Pl. Ref 21/1997 and consists of the following: change of use of the ground floor unit from the permitted commercial use (café) to residential use and related amendment of condition 4 of Pl. Ref 21/1997. Minor amendments to the size of the extension footprint approved under Pl. Ref 21/1997 to meet residential open space standards in the rear garden. Reconfiguration of the approved internal layout under Pl. Ref 21/1997 to support this change of use and otherwise improve the functionality of the units. Minor amendments to the façade on all elevations to include the repositioning, addition, and removal of windows and doors to support the change of use. All associated site and ancillary work necessary to facilitate the proposed development, including updates to the bin store, inclusion of rooftop solar PV, and removal of outdoor dining space associated with the cafe. The development is not covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive 2023/2413)
As published by the register.
Site area: 209 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-500736-GY-26 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.

Commencement

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 367603). 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/2561349/0.

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An Spidéal Thiar , Spiddal , Co. Galway

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