Observation pack · Galway City Council

Curragrean , Coast Road , Galway

Permission for development which consists of: sought to (1) extend & refurbish existing dwelling house, (2) construct new entrance gates and front boundary wall and (3) replace existing septic tank and percolation area with new tertiary treatment system, polishing filter and all associated site works. Gross floor area of proposed works: 192.50sqm

Observations close 7 Oct 2026 16 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 2 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 27 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: 2660322 · 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: 193 m²
Site area: 3,969 m²
Received: 2 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due: 27 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/2660322/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660322 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.
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 7 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.

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
2461261	Conditional	17 Feb 2025	0	219 m	for the development consisting of: • A c. 820m section of a parallel railway track (passing loop) to facilitate passing trains and 1 no. rail buffer; • A railway platform c. 185.5m in length and a minimum of 4m in width, with associated infrastructure including, access ramp, stairs, lift, passenger shelters, ticket vending machines, ticket validator poles, information display and wayfinding; • A pedestrian and cyclist underpass c. 10m in length and c. 6m wide to connect the existing and proposed platforms; • Alterations to existing underbridge (UBG164); • Signalling, electrification and telecommunication compound (maximum c. 3.4m in height) to accommodate a generator building (c. 20sqm), an electrical building (c. 26sqm) and a fuel storage room (c. 6sqm); • 3 no. advertising stands (c. 5.4sqm in total); and • All associated ancillary works including track drainage and fencing, removal and reinstatement of boundary walls, gated accesses, embankment widening, temporary construction compound, signage, lighting, landscaping and all site works. A planning application for a section of the parallel railway track (passing loop) to facilitate passing trains and associated works located in Galway City Council administrative area is being made to Galway City Council concurrently with this planning application. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement. Gross floor space of proposed works: 52.00 sqm
2460302	Conditional	17 Feb 2025	1	15 m	Permission for development which consists of; A c. 240m section of a parallel railway track (passing loop) to facilitate passing trains and 1 no. rail buffer; and All associated ancillary works and landscaping. A planning application for enhancements to Oranmore Train Station including a section of the parallel railway track (passing loop) to facilitate passing trains and associated works, located in Galway County Council administrative area, is being made to Galway County Council concurrently with this planning application. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement.
2460733	Refused	8 Aug 2024	1	206 m	for the following Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising the demolition of the existing shed and associated structures on site and the construction of 171 no. residential units, 1 no. creche and all associated development works including the provision of pedestrian/cyclist facilities along the R338 public road connecting to Oranmore rail station, 1 no. ESB substation, 1 no. pumping station, the undergrounding of the existing ESB lines traversing the site, footpaths, lighting, parking, drainage, bicycle and bin stores and landscaping/amenity areas. Access will be via a new entrance on the L-71051 to the east. A Natura Impact Statement is submitted to the Planning Authority with this application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 14,919.80 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 95.37 sqm
22223	Refused	29 Sept 2022	1	212 m	Permission for development which consists of the retention of dwelling house on revised site boundaries including an increased footprint of the lower ground floor level, alterations to the elevations, and all associated site works and services. The property was previously granted planning permission under Pl Ref 10115. The application includes a Natura Impact Statement Report and an Appropriate Assessment Screening Report
228	Conditional	8 Mar 2022	1	266 m	Permission for development which will consist of the construction of a new single storey side extension, alterations to the existing front, side and rear elevations, new rear dormer, new internal alterations, new store and all ancillary site work
21249	Refused	13 Jan 2022	0	212 m	Permission for retention to retain a dwelling house on revised site boundaries including an increased footprint of the lower ground floor level, alterations to the elevations and all associated site works and services
2187	Conditional	13 Oct 2021	1	297 m	Permission of development which will consist of dwelling house, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, polishing filter and all associated services

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
320747	—	Granted with conditions	30 Jan 2025	206 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

2 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 7 Oct 2026
2 Sept 2026 Decision

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