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Galway County Council · 2661214

Loughrea, Cross Street and Moore Street, Co. Galway

  1. 17 Jul 2026Received
  2. 10 Sept 2026Refused
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Status
Refused
Decision
Refused · 10 Sept 2026
Council
Galway County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
1.17 ha

What’s proposed

for the renovation and conversion of existing three-storey buildings with car parking and green area, total existing building area of circa 3,593m² and the use of these buildings for residential accommodation to include interior alterations, new internal partitions, alterations to window and door openings on the front, rear and side elevations, external communal areas and all associated site works, to the property and building known as ‘Convent of Mercy, Cross Street and Moore Street, Loughrea, Co. Galway. The Main Building of the Convent of Mercy is a Protected Structure Ref. No. 321 on the record of Protected Structures of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028. The proposed development will consist of: permission to complete renovations and alterations to the Convent of Mercy outer buildings and main building, the original Protected Structure; conversion and use of the Ground, First and Second floor of the main Convent of Mercy Protected Structure for 33 no. residential units consisting of 8 No. x 2 bed apartments and 24 No. x 1 bed apartments and 1 No. studio apartment along with all associated works; conversion and use of the Ground, First and Second floor of the outer building as 18 no. residential units consisting of 4 No. x 2 bed apartments and 14 No. x 1 bed apartments along with all associated works; carry out all associated elevational changes, including the repair of the roof of the outer building, together with all associated site works. There will not be any increase in the floor area of the building; carry out all associated elevational changes, including the localised repair of the roof area on the protected structure around the existing roof lights, insertion of new roof lights, closure of a number of existing roof lights, together with all associated site works including the provision of new walls, common areas,private amenity and common amenity space, walkways, pathways and roadways throughout the property including the delineation of external car parking areas. There will not be any increase in the floor area of the existing buildings

2661214 is a planning application to Galway County Council for for the renovation and conversion of existing three-storey buildings with car parking, received on 17 Jul 2026; permission was refused on 10 Sept 2026.

Planning details

Reference
2661214
Local authority
Galway County Council
Status
Refused · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
17 Jul 2026
Observations close
21 Aug 2026 (closed 40 days ago)
Decision due
10 Sept 2026 · decided 10 Sept 2026
Decision
Refused on 10 Sept 2026
Proposed development
for the renovation and conversion of existing three-storey buildings with car parking and green area, total existing building area of circa 3,593m² and the use of these buildings for residential accommodation to include interior alterations, new internal partitions, alterations to window and door openings on the front, rear and side elevations, external communal areas and all associated site works, to the property and building known as ‘Convent of Mercy, Cross Street and Moore Street, Loughrea, Co. Galway. The Main Building of the Convent of Mercy is a Protected Structure Ref. No. 321 on the record of Protected Structures of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028. The proposed development will consist of: permission to complete renovations and alterations to the Convent of Mercy outer buildings and main building, the original Protected Structure; conversion and use of the Ground, First and Second floor of the main Convent of Mercy Protected Structure for 33 no. residential units consisting of 8 No. x 2 bed apartments and 24 No. x 1 bed apartments and 1 No. studio apartment along with all associated works; conversion and use of the Ground, First and Second floor of the outer building as 18 no. residential units consisting of 4 No. x 2 bed apartments and 14 No. x 1 bed apartments along with all associated works; carry out all associated elevational changes, including the repair of the roof of the outer building, together with all associated site works. There will not be any increase in the floor area of the building; carry out all associated elevational changes, including the localised repair of the roof area on the protected structure around the existing roof lights, insertion of new roof lights, closure of a number of existing roof lights, together with all associated site works including the provision of new walls, common areas,private amenity and common amenity space, walkways, pathways and roadways throughout the property including the delineation of external car parking areas. There will not be any increase in the floor area of the existing buildings
As published by the register.
Site area
1.17 ha 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

    N1.5 — Airport

    Transport Infrastructure: Facilitate the provision and maintenance of essential transportation infrastructure

    Tied to the efficient operation and development of the airport under its own plan — which also means aircraft noise contours apply.

    R2 — Existing residential

    Residential Existing: To protect and improve residential amenities of existing residential areas

    An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

    S3 — Community infrastructure

    Community Facilities: To provide for civic, community and educational facilities

    Reserved for civic, religious, community, education, health-care and social infrastructure.

    Designations within 250 m

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    • NIAH-recorded building · 19
      The Sycamores; bridge; hotel
    • Recorded monument · 12
      Ritual site - holy well; Church; Graveyard

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 365911). 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/2661214/0.

    Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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