Observation pack · Galway City Council
2 Sylvan Heights , Fairlands , Newcastle
Permission for development which consists of: convert attic to living space, and to extend dwelling house to the front
Observations close 30 Sept 2026 10 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 26 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 20 Oct 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2660310 · 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
- 127 m²
- Site area
- 612 m²
- Received
- 26 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- Decision due
- 20 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
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCity/AppFileRefDetails/2660310/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660310at 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. - 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.
- Submit before 30 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.
- 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
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2615 | Conditional | 19 Aug 2026 | 1 | 295 m | Permission for development which consists of: retention planning permission to that permitted under file reference 21-135 as follows: External elevation and internal changes to the building from that previously permitted under file reference 21-135 to include the attic conversion to habitable use. Rear lower garden level ,widening of the front vehicle access. External handstand private car parking layout to the rear of the building. Partial change of use of the ground floor from residential to veterinary. Amend condition no. 3 of the planning reference 21-135 as follows: to amend hours of operation to 9-6 pm Monday to Friday and 9-2 pm Saturday and allow out of hours emergency calls. Vary condition no. 3 of the planning reference 21-135 to amend the number of staff working within the veterinary practice. Floor area and elevational changes to the domestic shed to the rear of the building and retention permission for associated PV/Solar panels in this two storey with converted attic over lower ground floor level detached house/clinic |
| 2660201 | Refused | 6 Aug 2026 | 0 | 163 m | Permission for development which consists of: a change of use from dwelling to short term let for a period not exceeding 90 days per calendar year. |
| 2660181 | Conditional | 27 Jul 2026 | 1 | 276 m | Permission for development which consists of: (i) the demolition of the existing front porch, garage and rear extension (ii) the construction of new 2 storey extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling with (iii) renovation of existing house including alterations to elevations and (iv) all associated site work |
| 2660134 | Conditional | 12 Jun 2026 | 1 | 212 m | Permission for development which consists of: demolition of the existing single storey rear extension and the construction of a larger single storey flat roofed extension to the rear of this two storey with attic storage detached house |
| 2660113 | Conditional | 27 May 2026 | 0 | 281 m | Permission for development which consists of: (A) Relocation of the existing site vehicle access from the front west side of the site to the front east side of the site, at a location which differs from the site vehicle access location recently granted planning permission reference number 23/60137. (B) All associated building works and site works |
| 2660089 | Conditional | 7 May 2026 | 1 | 177 m | Permission for development which consists of: planning permission for a 1st floor level front/side extension, single story front and rear extension, increased width of front site entrance and associated works |
| 2660062 | Conditional | 24 Apr 2026 | 0 | 35 m | Permission for development which consists of: to retain a first floor bathroom window to the side of his dwelling house |
| 2560367 | Conditional | 10 Feb 2026 | 0 | 271 m | Permission for development which consists of: retention for existing carport roof at front of dwelling, including all associated elements |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 321493 | — | Refused | 23 Jun 2025 | 225 m |
| 319345 | — | Granted with conditions | 26 Nov 2024 | 249 m |
| 318489 | — | Granted with conditions | 10 Jul 2024 | 277 m |
| 317050 | — | Granted with conditions | 25 Jun 2024 | 139 m |
| 318233 | — | pending | 12 Oct 2023 | 225 m |
| 311457 | — | Refused | 31 Jan 2022 | 420 m |
| 311602 | — | Granted with conditions | 24 Jan 2022 | 129 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
- 26 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 30 Sept 2026
- 26 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.