'The Gatehouse', 7a Francis Street, Galway City
Fire safety amendments and solar panels at a protected structure in Galway City.
2560385 · Galway City Council · Lodged 19 December 2025
- Reference
- 2560385
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 December 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes amendments to a previously approved development at 'The Gatehouse' to comply with fire safety regulations. Works include adding an external doorway to the front, internal layout changes, and installing solar panels on the rear roof. The property is within the curtilage of a protected structure.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Permission for development which consists of: amendments to plans granted under planning ref. 23/60163, relating to a property known as ‘the gatehouse’, 7a francis street, galway city. The property is located within the curtilage of the convent of mercy grounds and graveyard, which are on the record of protected structures; rps ref: 9603. This permission primarily relates to amendments which have been deemed as necessary by the fire officer in order to bring the overall development into compliance with fire safety regulations. These proposed works are as follows: (1) addition of 1 no. External doorway to the front elevation (facing onto francis street) at ground floor level (2) amendments to internal layout. This application also seeks permission for addition of solar panels to the rear of the roof.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for institutional and community facility use”
National zoning type: Community facilities
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
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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 received19 December 2025
- Further information requested20 February 2026
- Further information received12 March 2026
- Decision due8 April 2026
- Decision issued8 April 2026
- Grant issued22 May 2026
- Permission expiry21 May 2031
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