Protected structure · Co. Galway
Ballynahinch, Ballynahinch Castle Hotel, Recess Connemara, Co. Galway
Granted 2 Apr 2026 (final grant issued 12 May 2026)
Key facts
- Planning application 2660226 at Ballynahinch, Ballynahinch Castle Hotel, Recess Connemara, Co. Galway: Re-instatement of a simple gabled stone roof.
- The applicant is Yelsea Ltd. The agent is Andy Richardson.
- It was received by Galway County Council on 13 Feb 2026.
- Status: Granted 2 Apr 2026 (final grant issued 12 May 2026).
- Permission was granted on 2 Apr 2026 and the final grant issued on 12 May 2026. 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
What and where
Re-instatement of a simple gabled stone roof
for the re-instatement of a simple gabled stone roof, glazed steel screens within existing openings and insertion of a viewing gallery to the late Medieval Tower House. Recorded Monument (GA036-001001), Recorded Monument (GA036-001002). The subject site is located within the designed landscape of Protected structure Ballynahinch Castle Hotel (RPS: 620). A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared with the application
Description as published by the council. Its text starts part-way through a sentence.
- Location
- Recess Connemara, Co. Galway Map
- Council
- Galway County Council
- Planning reference
- 2660226
- Applicant
- Yelsea Ltd
- Agent
- Andy Richardson
Numbers and dates
- Project type
- Protected structure
- Received
- 13 Feb 2026
- Decision to grant
- 2 Apr 2026
- Final grant
- 12 May 2026
- Protected structure
- Yes
Timeline
- Application received
- Decision to grant
- Final grant issued
Outlook
What happens next
Work packages named so far
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file 2660226 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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