Retail Units no. 56/59 & 55 , Galway Shopping Centre , Headford Road
Permission for development which consists of: the Material Alteration and Amalgamation of 2no. existing ground floor retail Mall units: unit 56/59 & unit 55 to form a single retail unit 55/59 accessed from within the shopping centre Mall with existing shopfronts and existing external escape doors on the North East side elevation, internal modifications, new Mall shopfront signage and all associated works necessary to facilitate the development.
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
- 2660319 · full record
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 359 m²
- Received
- 1 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- Decision due
- 26 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/2660319/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660319at 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 6 Oct 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.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| C2.1 Economic development and employment | Enterprise Light Industry and Commercial: To provide for light industry and commercial uses other than those reserved in the CC zone | GI-001:DP:galway-city-development-plan-2023-2029 | 4 Jan 2023 → 4 Jan 2029 |
| C2.1 Economic development and employment | Enterprise Light Industry and Commercial: To provide for light industry and commercial uses other than those reserved in the CC zone | GI-002:DP:galway-city-development-plan-2023-2029-variations-1-2-3 | 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.
Sources: GALWAYCITY GI-001:DP:galway-city-development-plan-2023-2029, GALWAYCITY GI-002:DP:galway-city-development-plan-2023-2029-variations-1-2-3 · 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 |
| GALWAYCITY GI-002:DP:galway-city-development-plan-2023-2029-variations-1-2-3 | — | 4 Oct 2026, 23:04 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660276 | Conditional | 23 Sept 2026 | 0 | 374 m | Permission for development which consists of: the development will consist of a modifications (Pl. Ref. 00/249) Reg. Ref.26/60087 & , The proposed development proposes to amend the permitted layout with the internalisation of and existing external area at ground floor area, comprising of an additional ground floor area absorbed in reception of 10.1sqm, with the additional floor area at first floor level (floor void having been removed) is 9.7sqm, new facade glazing and door to match existing (where entrance has been pulled forward in reception).Removal of double doors and provision of new single door (to match existing) at plant room area. Removal of double door opening and replacement with glazing to match existing (previous study room / new cinema room area) at ground floor level. Glazing to be fritted internally so as to minimise difference to external appearance. New window opening to top of stairs in previous games room / new study room area on first floor level. |
| 2560398 | Conditional | 9 Sept 2026 | 1 | 421 m | Permission for development which consists of: Fahy Monumental Works is applying for planning permission to amalgamate existing showroom area with part of the adjoining commercial unit at ground level, former Richard Walsh Cycles and for change of use of part of the ground floor and the existing repair workshop on the first floor to a three bedroom apartment including changes to elevations and necessary works |
| 2660245 | Conditional | 28 Aug 2026 | 0 | 211 m | Permission for development which consists of: For a new prefabricated substation building within the existing Galway Shopping Centre car park to cater for 7no. electric car charging points for 12no. Electric car parking spaces along with all associated ancillary site works. |
| 2660222 | Conditional | 19 Aug 2026 | 0 | 137 m | Permission for development which consists of: applying to create a vehicular entrance & off-road parking area to the front of the property |
| 2560342 | Conditional | 8 Jul 2026 | 0 | 199 m | Permission for development which consists of: proposal to erect a new fenced external HVAC plant compound in the service yard of Currys Galway to house new air handling unit complete with 3 No. top mounted external condensing units. Works as part of the upgrade and decarbonisation of the store's heating, ventilation and air conditioning - removing the end-of-life internal gas-fired air handling units and existing external condensers. |
| 2660153 | Refused | 3 Jul 2026 | 1 | 234 m | Permission for development which consists of:: Retention, to retain (1) change of use of structure and extension thereto for use as a self-contained residential unit (granny flat). (2) alterations to existing storage shed including provision of awning/covered area to the front. (3) existing structure for use as a garden room/storage shed (4) all associated site works, all at the rear of existing dwelling house |
| 2660094 | Conditional | 8 May 2026 | 1 | 293 m | Permission for development which consists of: to construct a front porch extension and a rear two storey extension to a dwelling, along with all associated site works and services |
| 2660087 | Conditional | 5 May 2026 | 0 | 374 m | Permission for development which consists of: We, Sub Fund 4 - Global Alternatives Platform ICAV, intend to apply for permission for development at this site: Cuirt na Coiribe, Headford Road, Galway H91 R766. The development will consist of a modification/change of use to permitted planning (Pl. Ref. 00/249). The proposed development relates to the scheme to reconfigure the internal layout and use of the student services building at the front of the site. It is proposed to change the use at basement level from storeroom to gym and fitness area, at ground floor to change the use from gym, launderette, reception area, to student study area, reception area, and at first floor level to change the use from care takers apartments to kitchen, social space area. In addition, works will involve internal modifications which will see the addition of an internal lift and modifications to the existing stairwell |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501778 | — | open | 27 Jul 2026 | 234 m |
| 501206 | — | pending | 22 Apr 2026 | 403 m |
| 501194 | — | Invalid | 21 Apr 2026 | 403 m |
| 322166 | — | Granted with conditions | 3 Oct 2025 | 325 m |
| 323550 | — | open | 3 Sept 2025 | 157 m |
| 319670 | — | Granted with conditions | 22 Aug 2025 | 266 m |
| 320612 | — | Granted with conditions | 5 Mar 2025 | 398 m |
| 319531 | — | Other | 29 Jan 2025 | 381 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
- 1 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 6 Oct 2026
- 1 Sept 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.