Cill Chiaráin ,

What’s proposed

to (1) demolish existing rear extension, (2) construct new extension, (3) refurbish existing house, (4) removed existing septic tank and replace with a new effluent system. Gross floor space of proposed works: 89.88. Gross floor space of any demolition: 27.6 sqm

201656 is a planning application to Galway County Council for to (1) demolish existing rear extension, (2) construct new extension, (3) refurbish, received on 6 Nov 2020; permission was granted with conditions on 7 Jan 2021.

Planning details

Reference: 201656
Local authority: Galway County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 6 Nov 2020
Observations close: 11 Dec 2020 (closed 2108 days ago)
Decision due: 9 Jan 2021 · decided 7 Jan 2021
Decision: Conditional on 7 Jan 2021
Proposed development: to (1) demolish existing rear extension, (2) construct new extension, (3) refurbish existing house, (4) removed existing septic tank and replace with a new effluent system. Gross floor space of proposed works: 89.88. Gross floor space of any demolition: 27.6 sqm
As published by the register.
Site area: 1.17 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 355741). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/201656/0.

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What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 4 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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