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16 O'FLAHERTY ROAD , SHANTALLA , GALWAY

Permission for development which consists of: Extension and refurbishment of an existing dwelling, including site services and all associated ancillary works

Observations close 28 Sept 2026 8 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 22 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 16 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2660308 · full record
Authority
Galway City Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
1
Floor area
36 m²
Site area
247 m²
Received
22 Aug 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
16 Oct 2026
Decision
N/a

The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.

How to submit an observation

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCity/AppFileRefDetails/2660308/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660308 at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on.
  3. Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Galway City Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
  4. Submit before 28 Sept 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Galway City Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
  5. Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.

Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

What the site is zoned

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

Designations on or near the site

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2660261Conditional11 Sept 20261470 mPermission for development which consists of: the development consists of (i) the demolition of the existing utility room, (ii) construction of new extension to side and rear of existing dwelling, (iii) the renovations to existing house with alterations to existing elevations and (iv) all associated site works
2660025Refused11 Aug 2026176 mPermission for development which consists of: construction of a 2 storey and single storey side extension and all associated works.
2660160Conditional10 Jul 20261491 mPermission for development which consists of: Retention permission for minor modifications to existing dwelling as constructed, to include all site services and layout all at 12 Averard West, Taylors Hill, Galway, H91 A3HE.
2560329Conditional17 Jun 20261490 mPermission for development which consists of: to construct part single and part 2-storey extension at the rear of their dwelling house, new roof light on rear roof, alterations to side elevation, internal alterations and all ancillary site works
2660127Conditional8 Jun 20261190 mPermission for development which consists of: Retention and completion of a rear extension to the existing dwellinghouse and all ancillary works
2660118Refused29 May 20260447 mPermission is being sought by The Lion's Tower Limited for the change of use of an existing Order of Malta community building to a guesthouse, the amalgamation of this building with the adjoining guesthouse at No.19 St. Helen’s Street, the construction of a new pitched roof, the provision of 4 no. en-suite guest bedrooms, associated internal alterations, minor elevational changes to the front and side elevations and all ancillary and associated works at 20 St. Helen's Street Galway.
2660099Conditional14 May 20261173 mPermission for development which consists of: construction of a two storey extension to the rear, external insulation to the front elevation of the house, minor elevational changes and all associated works
2529Refused8 May 20261232 mPermission for development which consists of: permission for development at No. 14 Enda's Rd., Shantalla Galway. The development will include alterations and additions to the existing dwelling including the demolition of the existing garden store, a new 2 storey side/rear extension, and other ancillary site development and associated works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501486Refused26 Aug 2026232 m
501061Refused14 Jul 2026488 m
501601pending24 Jun 2026447 m
501594Invalid22 Jun 2026447 m
501410pending26 May 2026291 m
321767Refused29 May 2025310 m
319360Refused21 Jan 2025302 m
314597Granted with conditions27 Sept 2024374 m

If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.

What has happened on this file

  • 22 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 28 Sept 2026
  • 22 Aug 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Galway City Council before relying on it.