GrantedApartmentsDecided 11 November 2025

Chaplaincy House, Ballybane Road, Ballybane Galway

Amendments to a permitted development to change residential units to student accommodation.

2560288 · Galway City Council · Lodged 17 September 2025

Reference: 2560288
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 17 September 2025

Summary

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The proposal seeks to change the use of a previously permitted development to student accommodation consisting of 27 bedspaces across 6 apartments. It also includes increasing the building footprint from 434 sqm to 726 sqm and altering the external elevations.

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Floor area: 726 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development which consists of
Planning permission for amendments to a previously permitted development granted under pl. Ref. 21/292 & abp ref. 313997-22. The amendment consists of a change of use from residential units to student accommodation. The student accommodation consists of 27 no. Student bedspaces comprising 6 no. Apartments in 2 no. Blocks. Block a consists of 2 no. 3-bed units and 2 no. 5-bed units. Block b consists of 1 no. 3-bed unit and 1 no. 5-bed units
Changes to the elevation treatment of the building including changes to the external materials, additional fenestration and the omission of the balconies permitted under pl. Ref. 21/292 and abp ref. 313997-22.3. An increase in the footprint of the permitted building under pl. Ref. 21/292 and abp ref. 313997-22 from the 434 sqm to 726 sqm
Construction of ancillary facilities including communal room, building circulation, service rooms, bicycle storage and bin storage
Provision of vehicular set down area, site boundaries upgrade, hard and soft landscaping and all associated site works
Provision of all associated surface water, watermain and foul water drainage services and connections and ancillary services necessary to facilitate the proposed development
The proposed scheme will be utilised for short-term visitor letting during the summer months

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

ResidentialRS

“To provide residential development and for associated support development, which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and will contribute to sustainable residential neighbourhoods”

National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses

Objective set by the Galway City Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Gmit Chaplain Rivevora Lo, Ballybane Rd, Galway	Jul 2025	€615,000	8 m
Unit 97 Glasan Student Village, Ballybane Rd, Mervue	May 2025	€252,000	33 m
Unit 179 Glasan Student Village, Ballybane Rd, Mervue	Aug 2025	€195,000	38 m
Unit 178 Glasan Student Village, Ballybane Rd, Mervue	Jul 2025	€195,000	38 m
Unit 7 Glasan Student Village, Ballybane Rd, Mervue	Jan 2026	€225,000	60 m
Unit 1 Glasan Student Village, Ballybane Rd, Mervue	Jul 2025	€210,000	60 m
Unit 5 Glasan Student Village, Ballybane Rd, Mervue	Feb 2026	€200,000	60 m
Unit 4 Glasan Student Village, Ballybane Rd, Mervue	Sept 2025	€200,000	60 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received17 September 2025
Decision due11 November 2025
Decision issued11 November 2025
Grant issued5 January 2026
Permission expiry4 January 2031

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