Protected structure · Co. Galway
Townparks (3rd division), Vicar Street Tuam, Co. Galway
Granted 5 Nov 2025
Key facts
- Planning application 2561297 at Townparks (3rd Division), Vicar Street Tuam, Co. Galway: ~2 homes.
- It was received by Galway County Council on 11 Sep 2025.
- Status: Granted 5 Nov 2025.
- Permission was granted on 5 Nov 2025 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.
Source: the Galway County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file
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What and where
~2 homes
to amend approved retail and apartment development (approved under Planning Ref. No. 24/60934) to include a reduction in floor area of the ground floor retail unit and reduce the number of apartments from 3 to 2 apartments to include a reduction in floor area at 1st and 2nd floor levels. The works proposed will maintain the street facade to Vicar Street and reinstate a revised traditional shop front. The building is located in an Architectural Conservation Area in the Center of Tuam Town and is a Protected Structure (RPS Number 3808)
Description as published by the council. Its text starts part-way through a sentence.
- Location
- Vicar Street Tuam, Co. Galway Map
- Council
- Galway County Council
- Planning reference
- 2561297
Numbers and dates
- Homes
- ~2estimated from the application
- Estimated construction value
- €380k to €540kOur estimate from stated homes and project type, at January 2026 prices, building works only. Not a stated figure. How we estimate
- Project type
- Protected structure
- Received
- 11 Sep 2025
- Granted
- 5 Nov 2025
- Protected structure
- Yes, RPS 3808
Timeline
- Application received
- Granted
Site history
This site's history
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Earlier permission 2460934 for this site: granted 4 Mar 2025.
for development consisting of reconstruction and extension of existing retail unit at ground floor level, with 3 no. apartments over at… 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.
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What happens next
Work packages named so far
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file 2561297 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
How we know this
From the Galway County 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.
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