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Extension to existing cemetery to provide additional graves, relocation of existing gates…

Townparks (3rd Division), Tuam, Co. Galway

Final grant

Council decision recorded: August 05, 2026

Applicant
Sisters of Mercy Western Branch CLG
Proposed use
See council description
View council file →Timeline ↓Map & nearbyDocuments & full proposal

The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

  1. Application received
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: c86ba0c4fa8c97f6c8fcfd13cc7f431b4fbda50a4f9ebc63e508af6d03808bc8 · field: ReceivedDate

  2. Council decisionGranted with conditions
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: c86ba0c4fa8c97f6c8fcfd13cc7f431b4fbda50a4f9ebc63e508af6d03808bc8 · field: DecisionDate

  3. Grant recorded
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: c86ba0c4fa8c97f6c8fcfd13cc7f431b4fbda50a4f9ebc63e508af6d03808bc8 · field: GrantDate

What changed

Updated in the retained record: Source status, Council outcome, Council decision.

Compare the previous and updated values

Source status: NEW APPLICATION → DECISION MADE; Council outcome: not supplied → CONDITIONAL; Council decision: not supplied → 2026-08-05

Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 26 August 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Townparks (3rd Division) , Tuam , Co. Galway. Proposal excerpt: “for extension to existing cemetery to provide additional graves, relocation of existing gates and railings, removal of existing trees, and associated ground works”

Sources disagree on some fields. The latest reported value is shown; differences require review.

Location & nearby applications

Townparks (3rd Division) , Tuam , Co. Galway

The marker is the source location, not the site boundary. Open larger map · Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby applications

Closest retained records in this county within 5 km, measured between map points. Proximity does not establish a shared site.

Documents & sources

Galway County Council · Reference 2660968

View council file →
Source records and verification details

Change record: ePlan · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: c86ba0c4fa8c97f6c8fcfd13cc7f431b4fbda50a4f9ebc63e508af6d03808bc8

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-23T08:16:24.361276+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-22.

Full description from the council file
for extension to existing cemetery to provide additional graves, relocation of existing gates and railings, removal of existing trees, and associated ground works
Application details
Reference
2660968
Applicant
Sisters of Mercy Western Branch CLG
Site address
Townparks (3rd Division), Tuam, Co. Galway
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
Final grant
Date received
June 12, 2026
Decision due
August 06, 2026
Council decision date
August 05, 2026
Authority
Galway County Council
All recorded updates to this application

Dates below show when a change was first retained, not when a planning event happened.

  1. 2026-07-01
    • Source status: PRE-VALIDATION → NEW APPLICATION
  2. 2026-08-26
    • Source status: NEW APPLICATION → DECISION MADE
    • Council outcome: → CONDITIONAL
    • Council decision: → 2026-08-05
Source differences
  • Source status: {"ePlan": "DECISION MADE", "NPAD": "APPLICATION FINALISED"}
  • Proposal description: {"ePlan": "for extension to existing cemetery to provide additional graves, relocation of existing gates and ra...", "NPAD": "for extension to existing cemetery to provide additional graves, relocation of existing gates and railings, removal of existing trees, and associated ground works"}
  • Site address: {"ePlan": "Townparks (3rd Division) Tuam Co. Galway H54 WP66", "NPAD": "Townparks (3rd Division) , Tuam , Co. Galway"}
  • detail_url: {"ePlan": "https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660968/0", "NPAD": "http://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660968/0"}

Source: local authorities / National Planning Applications. Contains Irish Public Sector Data licensed under CC BY 4.0 where supplied by NPAD. Linked documents may have separate reuse terms.

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