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Change of use of 1st and 2nd Floors from office use to Residential use; Retention of side…

Loughrea, Arch House No.35 Barrack Street, Co.Galway

Granted (with conditions)

Council decision recorded: September 21, 2026

Applicant
Martin Shaughnessy
Proposed use
See council description
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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

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 → 2026-09-21

Observed: 23 September 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Loughrea , Arch House No.35 Barrack Street , Co.Galway. Proposal excerpt: “for change of use of 1st and 2nd Floors from office use to Residential use; Retention of side gable window and balcony detail and all associated site works and services”

The source records zero homes despite housing wording. Do not use this as a verified housing total.

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

Location & nearby applications

Loughrea , Arch House No.35 Barrack Street , Co.Galway

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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 2661328

View council file →
Source records and verification details

Change record: ePlan · source SHA-256: 54594c2a67a3e19076d8990054e5939b3daea5bb40a4223ae63024df1466696d

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 change of use of 1st and 2nd Floors from office use to Residential use; Retention of side gable window and balcony detail and all associated site works and services
Application details
Reference
2661328
Applicant
Martin Shaughnessy
Site address
Loughrea, Arch House No.35 Barrack Street, Co.Galway
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
RETENTION
Latest reported outcome
Granted (with conditions)
Date received
July 30, 2026
Decision due
September 23, 2026
Council decision date
September 21, 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. 2026-08-12
    • Source status: PRE-VALIDATION → NEW APPLICATION
    • Site address: Arch House No.35 Barrack Street Loughrea Co.Galway H62YD42 → Loughrea Arch House No.35 Barrack Street, Co.Galway H62YD42
  2. 2026-09-23
    • Source status: NEW APPLICATION → DECISION MADE
    • Council outcome: → CONDITIONAL
    • Council decision: → 2026-09-21
Source differences
  • Proposal description: {"ePlan": "for change of use of 1st and 2nd Floors from office use to Residential use; Retention of side gable ...", "NPAD": "for change of use of 1st and 2nd Floors from office use to Residential use; Retention of side gable window and balcony detail and all associated site works and services"}
  • Site address: {"ePlan": "Loughrea Arch House No.35 Barrack Street, Co.Galway H62YD42", "NPAD": "Loughrea , Arch House No.35 Barrack Street , Co.Galway"}
  • detail_url: {"ePlan": "https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661328/0", "NPAD": "http://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661328/0"}

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