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Planning near you · Galway · Ref 2661132

Proposal for 1 home

Loughrea , Bride Street , Co. Galway

Refused

Council decision recorded: August 26, 2026

Applicant
John Kenny
Proposed use
Residential
Homes in source
1
Reported floor area
226 m²

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: 7c0f5c671f5a567037c06800963e1270a5da540148d8e56349365c34b48be65b · field: ReceivedDate

  2. Council decisionRefused
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 7c0f5c671f5a567037c06800963e1270a5da540148d8e56349365c34b48be65b · field: DecisionDate

What changed

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

Compare the previous and updated values

Source status: Decided... → APPLICATION FINALISED; Council outcome: Decided... → REFUSED; Council decision: not supplied → 2026-08-26

Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 2 September 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Loughrea , Bride Street , Co. Galway. The source lists 1 proposed homes. This is a proposal count, not evidence of completed or occupied housing.

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

Location & nearby applications

Loughrea , Bride Street , Co. Galway

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Nearby applications

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Documents & sources

Galway County Council · Reference 2661132

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Source records and verification details

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

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: 7c0f5c671f5a567037c06800963e1270a5da540148d8e56349365c34b48be65b

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-21T10:00:53.033635+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-15.

Full description from the council file
for redevelopment of a site, which is within an Architectural Conservation Area, comprising: provision of an additional 3 no. residential units, bringing the total on site to 4, including the following works: alterations and rear extension to an existing two-storey terraced dwelling which fronts onto Bride Street, including subdivision into 1 no. ground floor apartment and 1 no. first floor apartment as well as widening of existing alleyway to provide sufficient width for car, cyclist and pedestrian access via Bride street; construction of 1 no. new detached 2 storey building to the rear of the site, comprising 2 no. apartments; provision of on-site parking, as well as bin and bicycle store; connection to existing services and all associated site development works
Application details
Reference
2661132
Applicant
John Kenny
Site address
Loughrea , Bride Street , Co. Galway
Homes in source field
1 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
226
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
Refused
Date received
July 03, 2026
Decision due
August 27, 2026
Council decision date
August 26, 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. 2026-08-26
    • Source status: NEW APPLICATION → Decided...
    • Council outcome: → Decided...
  2. 2026-09-02
    • Source status: Decided... → APPLICATION FINALISED
    • Council outcome: Decided... → REFUSED
    • Council decision: → 2026-08-26
Source differences
  • Proposal description: {"ePlan": "for redevelopment of a site, which is within an Architectural Conservation Area, comprising: provisi...", "NPAD": "for redevelopment of a site, which is within an Architectural Conservation Area, comprising: provision of an additional 3 no. residential units, bringing the total on site to 4, including the following works: alterations and rear extension to an existing two-storey terraced dwelling which fronts onto Bride Street, including subdivision into 1 no. ground floor apartment and 1 no. first floor apartment as well as widening of existing alleyway to provide sufficient width for car, cyclist and pedestrian access via Bride street; construction of 1 no. new detached 2 storey building to the rear of the site, comprising 2 no. apartments; provision of on-site parking, as well as bin and bicycle store; connection to existing services and all associated site development works"}
  • Site address: {"ePlan": "Loughrea Bride Street Co. Galway", "NPAD": "Loughrea , Bride Street , Co. Galway"}
  • detail_url: {"ePlan": "https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661132/0", "NPAD": "http://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661132/0"}

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