Letterfrack ,
- 2 Jun 2020Received
- 25 Mar 2021Conditional
- 8 Feb 2028Permission expires
- Status
- Appeal decided — granted
- Decision
- Conditional · 25 Mar 2021
- Council
- Galway County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 62.11 ha
What’s proposed
for the construction of new walking trails and a carpark within the Connemara National Park, Letterfrack. Will consist of; the provision of new accessable trails and walking trails (approx. 2 kms total length) and associated siteworks. The provision of new walking trails (approx. 6.1kms total length) within Mweelin section of the Connemara National Park. The provision of a 144-space carpark (including 7 accessible spaces and bus parking), toilet block and all associated siteworks to facilitate the Mweeelin trails. The application is to be accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) Gross floor space of proposed works, 34.3sqm
20676 is a planning application to Galway County Council for for the construction of new walking trails and a carpark within the Connemara National, received on 2 Jun 2020; permission was granted with conditions on 25 Mar 2021.
Planning details
- Reference
- 20676
- Local authority
- Galway County Council
- Status
- Appeal decided — granted · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 2 Jun 2020
- Observations close
- 7 Jul 2020 (closed 2264 days ago)
- Decision due
- 25 Mar 2021 · decided 25 Mar 2021
- Decision
- Conditional on 25 Mar 2021
- Proposed development
- for the construction of new walking trails and a carpark within the Connemara National Park, Letterfrack. Will consist of; the provision of new accessable trails and walking trails (approx. 2 kms total length) and associated siteworks. The provision of new walking trails (approx. 6.1kms total length) within Mweelin section of the Connemara National Park. The provision of a 144-space carpark (including 7 accessible spaces and bus parking), toilet block and all associated siteworks to facilitate the Mweeelin trails. The application is to be accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) Gross floor space of proposed works, 34.3sqmAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 62.11 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Full planning report for 53.55423, -9.89144
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage — the whole area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
Appeal
The register records appeal ABP-309981-21 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
No other designation nearby.
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 356259). 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/20676/0.
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