Protected structure · Co. Galway

Athenry, land to rear of 20A, Old Church Street, Co Galway, H65 CH79

Decision to grant 23 Oct 2026, open to appeal until 19 Nov 2026

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Key facts

  • Planning application 2660497 at Athenry, Land To Rear of 20A, Old Church Street, Co Galway, H65 CH79: 4 no. 3 bedroom, semi-detached, dormer houses.
  • The applicant is Mayforth Pembroke Property Services Ltd. The agent is Patrick Quinlan.
  • It was received by Galway County Council on 2 Apr 2026.
  • Status: Decision to grant 23 Oct 2026, open to appeal until 19 Nov 2026.
  • The council decided on 23 Oct 2026 to grant permission. The decision is open to appeal until 19 Nov 2026; the final grant issues after that if there is no appeal, and building work cannot start before it. No site start has been filed yet.

Source: the Galway County Council planning register, checked 31 Oct 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

4 no. 3 bedroom, semi-detached, dormer houses

for the construction of 4 no. 3 bedroom, semi-detached, dormer houses, pedestrian access from Old Church Street via existing carriage arch, mains connections, boundary treatments, landscaping and associated site works. Development is in an Architectural Conservation Area and in the curtilage of the town wall, which is a National Monument and a Protected Structure, and includes conservation works to the town wall

Description as published by the council. Its text starts part-way through a sentence.

Location
Old Church Street, Co. Galway Map
Planning reference
2660497
Application type
Permission
Applicant
Mayforth Pembroke Property Services Ltd

Numbers and dates

Project type
Protected structure
Received
2 Apr 2026
Decision to grant
23 Oct 2026
Appeals until
19 Nov 2026
Protected structure
Yes

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Further information requested
  3. Further information received
  4. Decision to grant

Outlook

What happens next

The council decided on 23 Oct 2026 to grant permission. The decision is open to appeal until 19 Nov 2026; the final grant issues after that if there is no appeal, and building work cannot start before it. No site start has been filed yet.

Work packages named so far

  • Conservation work to a protected structureNamed in the application description

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

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  • Council planning fileThe application file 2660497 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 31 Oct 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

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