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Galway County Council · 2661593

Lackagh, Turloughmore, Co. Galway

Open for comments until 28 Oct.

  1. 23 Sept 2026Received
  2. 28 Oct 2026Observations close
  3. 17 Nov 2026Decision due
Status
Open for comments · 10 days left to observe
Decision
Due 17 Nov 2026
Council
Galway County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
1,740 m²

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What’s proposed

In plain English

Extend permission and expand museum and heritage centre

The applicant wants to keep an existing prefabricated building for five more years and convert it into a museum. They also plan to extend the museum and incorporate a remote working hub into the space.

  • Extends permission for the prefabricated building for 5 years
  • Changes use of the remote working hub to museum space
  • Located within the grounds of a protected structure
Written by AI from the council’s description

An AI model rewrote the council’s description below in everyday words on 9 Oct 2026. It was told to use only that text, and every number it wrote was checked against it. It says nothing about whether the application will be approved. The council’s wording and planning file are the record.

The council’s description

to extend the life of planning permission for the existing prefabricated building previously permitted under PL Ref 2260029 for a further period of 5 years and for change of use to museum & heritage centre use, construction of alterations and extension of the existing museum & heritage building and the change of use of the existing remote working hub to form part of the museum and heritage space, connection to existing site services and all associated works. The development is located within the curtilage of a protected structure (RPS No. 3734)

Planning details

Reference
2661593
Local authority
Galway County Council
Status
Open for comments · register status “NEW APPLICATION”
Received
23 Sept 2026
Observations close
28 Oct 2026 (10 days left)
Decision due
17 Nov 2026
Decision
Not decided
Site area
1,740 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

Nearby 16 · 500 m · 5 years

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Protections nearby 250 m

  • NIAH-recorded building · 1
    Lackagh Museum and Heritage Centre
  • Recorded monument · 6
    Castle - unclassified; Souterrain

Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 29 Sept 2026, 23:03.

Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Sept 2026, 23:03
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National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Sept 2026, 23:03open
Summary

2661593 is a planning application to Galway County Council for to extend the life of planning permission for the existing prefabricated building, received on 23 Sept 2026; observations close on 28 Oct 2026 (10 days left).