Observation pack · Galway City Council
No. 22 Belmont , Dublin Road , Galway
Permission for development which consists of: permission for a) The Construction of a Ground Floor Extension; b) Altertions to Elevations; c) To Retain a Domestic Garage; and all other site works at
Observations close 30 Sept 2026 window closed
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 five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.
The application
- Reference
- 2660311 · 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
- 32 m²
- Site area
- 475 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/2660311/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660311at 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
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| R3 Rural cluster | Residential: To provide residential development and for associated support development, which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and will contribute to sustainable residential neighbourhoods | GI-001:DP:galway-city-development-plan-2023-2029 | 4 Jan 2023 → 4 Jan 2029 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Source: GALWAYCITY GI-001:DP:galway-city-development-plan-2023-2029 · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| GALWAYCITY GI-001:DP:galway-city-development-plan-2023-2029 | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660263 | Conditional | 11 Sept 2026 | 0 | 239 m | Permission for development which consists of: energy upgrade works to the existing southern block of the original 1972 building comprising, building fabric upgrade to include external walls, roof, windows and doors, partial mechanical and electrical services upgrade to include medium temperature air source heat pump, MVHR to high use classrooms and new LED lighting and lighting controls. The upgrade works will include a new standalone plantroom and heat pump compound and all associated site works. The floor area of the energy upgrade works is 4,425m2 over two floors. The area of the proposed plantroom is 12m2 |
| 2660236 | Conditional | 21 Aug 2026 | 0 | 37 m | Permission for development which consists of: To replace the existing roof window, on the side hipped-roof elevation, with a dormer style window on the existing dwelling at No. 36. Belmont, Dublin Road, Galway. |
| 2660196 | Conditional | 31 Jul 2026 | 0 | 282 m | Permission for development which consists of: Planning permission is sought by the Atlantic Technological University for development on a site extending to 0.48 hectares located on the Atlantic Technological University Galway Campus, Murrough, Dublin Road, Galway, H91 T8NW.THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF amendments to the permitted STEM Building development located on the Atlantic Technological University Galway Campus, Murrough, Dublin Road, Galway H91 T8NW. Planning Ref. No. 24/60260. The proposed amendments will consist of the following: 1. Amendment to height of upper roof parapet to accommodate the required services. 2. Increase of metal architectural screening to conceal of rooftop plant. 3. Additional architectural metal screening to the west elevation to conceal services and accommodate external risers. 4. Reduction of EV charging spaces from 3 no. to 2 no. to comply with Traffic Signs Manual requirements. 5. Amendments to the external service buildings. 6. Addition of a glazed enclosure to the external platform lift to comply with EN81-41 and European Machinery Directive requirements. 7. Landscaping revisions due to detailed design development. 8. 7.2sq.m increase to third floor to accommodate required plant. |
| 2560339 | Conditional | 25 Jun 2026 | 0 | 130 m | Permission for development which consists of: we, HeatGrid Ireland Limited, intend to apply for a 10-year planning application for development of a district heating energy centre at this site, located at Galway Crystal, Murrough Drive, Dublin Road, and a district heating network pipeline in the townlands of Doughiska, Merlin Park, Murrough, Ballybaan More, Renmore, Ballybaan Beg in Galway City, Co. Galway. The proposed development will consist of the following: 1. The demolition of an existing building at the Galway Crystal premises (GFA of demolition 1,290sqm). 2. The construction of buildings to accommodate a District Heating Energy Centre (GFA 1439.1sqm), with a total generated capacity of up to 45MW, comprising of thermal water tanks, a 22-metre flue, roof mounted dry air coolers, gas boiler units, heat pumps, staff welfare facilities, an electrical backup generator, a gas meter room, and associated drainage, water and utility service infrastructure. 3. The construction of a district heating network pipeline (c. 7,877m in length) from the proposed District Heating Energy Centre building within the following roads - Bothar na dTreabh, Dublin Road (R446, R921 and R338), Wellpark Road, Lurgan Park, Gleann Rua, Monivea Road, Ballyloughane Road, Loughnane Road, Glenina Heights, Tara Grove, Renmore Road, Renmore Avenue, Rowan Avenue, Michael Collins Road, Connolly Avenue, Lios An Uisce, Murrough Drive, Rosshill Road, O’Sullivan Park, Walter Macken Place, Quinn Terrace, Loughnane Terrace and Cardinal Cushing Road and the provision of pipes to connect the district heating network pipeline to sites/premises. 4. The proposed development includes all associated site development and site enabling works and ancillary infrastructure. |
| 2660019 | Conditional | 24 Mar 2026 | 0 | 83 m | Permission for development which consists of: The development will consist of the following: Permission is sought for development of a new Future living Laboratory Building of circa 3,975 sqm. The building is located to the east of the campus addressing the Ballybane Road. The building comprises three floors and part lower ground floor of educational accommodation incorporating; classrooms, seminar rooms, academic lecture theatres, social networking spaces and ancillary support spaces. A new landscape area to the perimeter of the building allows for new direct pedestrian access to the Ballybane road. The Living Laboratory shall be connected to the existing building by a number of bridges at first floor level. The proposed works included a new road table and pedestrian access to the existing entrance roadway. In addition, alterations are proposed to the existing northern car park, an existing single storey modular building located to the north west of the site will be removed and the current layout of car parking spaces reconfigured to accommodate the alteration / relocation of the existing car park spaces from the area of the Living Laboratory building. This will include standard car park spaces, DAC Spaces, set-down area and provision of additional bicycle parking. The project includes; back-lit signage and site signage, photovoltaic panels, site lighting and all ancillary site works. |
| 2552 | Conditional | 6 Feb 2026 | 0 | 191 m | Permission for development which consists of: permission is sought to demolish part of existing front boundary wall and to lower footpath to create new access for parking to front of existing dwelling |
| 2560288 | Conditional | 11 Nov 2025 | 0 | 269 m | Permission for development which consists of: 1. Planning permission for amendments to a previously permitted development granted under Pl. Ref. 21/292 & ABP Ref. 313997-22. The amendment consists of a change of use from residential units to student accommodation. The student accommodation consists of 27 no. student bedspaces comprising 6 no. apartments in 2 no. blocks. Block A consists of 2 no. 3-bed units and 2 no. 5-bed units. Block B consists of 1 no. 3-bed unit and 1 no. 5-bed units. 2. Changes to the elevation treatment of the building including changes to the external materials, additional fenestration and the omission of the balconies permitted under Pl. Ref. 21/292 and ABP Ref. 313997-22. 3. An increase in the footprint of the permitted building under Pl. Ref. 21/292 and ABP Ref. 313997-22 from the 434 sqm to 726 sqm. 4. Construction of ancillary facilities including communal room, building circulation, service rooms, bicycle storage and bin storage. 5. Provision of vehicular set down area, site boundaries upgrade, hard and soft landscaping and all associated site works. 6. Provision of all associated surface water, watermain and foul water drainage services and connections and ancillary services necessary to facilitate the proposed development. 7. The proposed scheme will be utilised for short-term visitor letting during the summer months. |
| 2560248 | Conditional | 8 Oct 2025 | 2 | 354 m | Permission for development which consists of: (i). Retention for the 100% demolition of the existing bungalow dwelling, other than the 75% demolition granted under Pl. Ref. No. 24/19. (ii). Retention for the construction of the new dormer dwelling, of the same design to that granted under Pl. Ref. No. 24/19 with slight amendments, and permission to complete the overall development. (iii). Retention of a storage shed in the rear garden area. (iv). Retention of the new block wall, containing the Electrical Meter, to the front of the site (v). Permission for the conversion of part of the proposed single dwelling to a Granny Flat |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500208 | — | Granted | 13 Mar 2026 | 354 m |
| 322672 | — | Refused | 2 Oct 2025 | 343 m |
| 321776 | — | Granted with conditions | 30 Sept 2025 | 272 m |
| 322156 | — | Granted with conditions | 1 Jul 2025 | 260 m |
| 320955 | — | Granted with conditions | 22 May 2025 | 333 m |
| 321361 | — | Other | 8 May 2025 | 329 m |
| 313997 | — | Granted with conditions | 17 Nov 2023 | 269 m |
| 317854 | — | Other | 2 Nov 2023 | 431 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.