Large residential · Co. Galway
Chaplaincy House, Ballybane Road, Ballybane Galway
Granted 11 Nov 2025 (final grant issued 5 Jan 2026)
Key facts
- Planning application 2560288 at Chaplaincy House, Ballybane Road, Ballybane Galway: Development which consists of.
- The applicant is Quadrant Investment Unlimited Company. The agent is Derek Conneely.
- It was received by Galway City Council on 17 Sep 2025.
- Status: Granted 11 Nov 2025 (final grant issued 5 Jan 2026).
- Work started on site on 28 Apr 2026, according to the commencement notice. It does not say which contractors or suppliers are appointed.
Source: the Galway City Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file
What and where
Development which consists of
Permission for development which consists of: 1. 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. 2. 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 m² to 726 m². 4. Construction of ancillary facilities including communal room, building circulation, service rooms, bicycle storage and bin storage. 5. Provision of vehicular set down area, site boundaries upgrade, hard and soft landscaping and all associated site works. 6. Provision of all associated surface water, watermain and foul water drainage services and connections and ancillary services necessary to facilitate the proposed development. 7. The proposed scheme will be utilised for short-term visitor letting during the summer months.
- Location
- Ballybane Road, Co. Galway Map
- Council
- Galway City Council
- Planning reference
- 2560288
- Applicant
- Quadrant Investment Unlimited Company
- Agent
- Derek Conneely
Numbers and dates
- Floor area
- 1,160 m²
- Project type
- Large residential
- Received
- 17 Sep 2025
- Decision to grant
- 11 Nov 2025
- Final grant
- 5 Jan 2026
- Site start
- 28 Apr 2026
Timeline
- Application received
- Decision to grant
- Final grant issued
- Site start
Site history
This site's history
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Earlier permission 21292 for this site: granted 8 Jun 2022.
Permission for development which will consist of the demolition of the existing single story dwelling and outbuilding. The construction of… Named in this application's description
Earlier records are the planning references this application names, records at the same address, and records within 50 m of the same map point. An address or a map point can cover more than one property, so check the council's file before relying on a match.
Outlook
What happens next
Work packages named so far
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file 2560288 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
How we know this
From the Galway City Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.
Site starts
Commencement notices for this permission
- 28 Apr 2026Work started · phase 1 · Student accommodation building at Chaplaincy House site, Ballybane Road, Galway – Block AView the site start
- 28 Apr 2026Work started · phase 2 · Student accommodation buildingView the site start
A commencement notice tells the council that building work is about to start. A completion certificate is filed when it is finished.
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