Observation pack · Galway City Council

AIB Bank , Tuam Road , Galway

Permission for development which consists of: The development will consist of a. Relocation of the existing ATM on the North-East Elevation and associated works b. Provision of new window to North-East Elevation in place of relocated ATM c. Removal of 4 no. existing windows on the North-East Elevation and replacement with single large window d. Removal of 1 no. existing door to South-East Elevation e. Removal of 1 no. existing window to South-West Elevation f. Demolition of existing external WC on South-West Elevation and associated works

Observations close 8 Oct 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 3 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 28 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: 2660324 · 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: 2,265 m²
Received: 3 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due: 28 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/2660324/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660324 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 8 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

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	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	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.

Source: Galway City Council development plan zoning · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:04

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Galway City Council development plan zoning	—	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
2660289	Conditional	2 Oct 2026	1	259 m	Permission for development which consists of: Planning Permission for a) an additional storey and roof access for maintenance to previously granted student accommodation under planning reference no. 24/60309 comprising of an additional 13 student bedspaces, b) alterations to the footprint and elevations of planning reference no 24/60309 to facilitate the additional storey and bedspaces, c) alterations to the site layout to provide a pedestrian ramp connecting site granted under planning reference no. 24/60309 and the site granted under planning reference no. 23/60044 d) provision of an ESB substation and switch room to the site currently under construction at planning reference no. 23/60044 to support both sites, e) provision of signage to the east elevation, and all associated site works at Moneenageisha Road, Galway, Galway City, H91A9TA
2660186	Conditional	30 Jul 2026	0	135 m	Permission for development which consists of: I, Tony Killarney, LYRR Properties Ltd., intend to apply for permission for development at this site: LYRR 2 Building, Mervue Business Park, Galway H91 H9CK. The development will consist of the installation of corporate signage using raised lettering and logos on the front elevation of this building
2660173	Conditional	21 Jul 2026	2	452 m	Permission for development which consists of: 1. demolition and reconstruction of single storey granny flat, incorporating an increase in floor area of 7.90 Sq. m 2. side and rear extension and alterations to dwellinghouse 3. rear garden store
2614	Conditional	8 Jul 2026	1	421 m	Permission for development which consists of: Permission to construct first floor side extension over existing single storey residential ground floor with internal alterations to existing first floor and elevation changes and all associated services
2660137	Refused	18 Jun 2026	0	340 m	Permission for development which will consist of: (i) change of use of existing retail unit at ground floor to casino; (ii) internal alterations to facilitate change of use; (iii) new signage to northwest and southwest elevations; (iv) all associated works necessary to facilitate the development
2660136	Conditional	17 Jun 2026	0	460 m	Permission for development which consists of: change of use and material alterations of previously permitted restaurant/retail use at Units 16A, 16B, and 17 to form a new amalgamated healthcare facility, approximately 1100m2, including associated ancillary staff, patient, and administrative areas. Minor external alterations include the provision of a new glazed external door, external signage, and overhead external wall vents to the north-west elevation of Unit 17; provision of external signage and overhead external wall vents to the south-west and south east elevations of Unit 16A, provision of a new enclosed external plant area in an existing external area below street level; and provision of a new quench pipe termination at roof level. The development will be served by the existing car parking, all at Units 16A, 16B and 17, Wellpark Retail + Leisure Wellpark Road, Galway, H91 6N44.
2660088	Refused	5 May 2026	1	452 m	Permission for development which consists of: 1. demolition and reconstruction of single storey granny flat incorporating an increase in floor area of 7.90 sq.m. 2. side and rear extension and alterations to dwellinghouse. 3 rear garden store. 4. removal of front garden wall to provide off street parking.
2660009	Conditional	27 Apr 2026	0	330 m	Permission for development which consists of: permission is sought for external alterations to existing warehouse building, for new signage on the front elevation, for alterations to internal layouts at ground and first floor levels, and for permission for change of use of part of the building on ground and first floor levels to retail, including all associated works and services

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501712	—	pending	15 Jul 2026	340 m
324248	—	pending	27 Apr 2026	65 m
314597	—	Granted with conditions	27 Sept 2024	288 m
314068	—	Refused	24 Nov 2022	475 m
309623	—	Granted with conditions	26 Sept 2022	441 m
311452	—	Other	9 Feb 2022	262 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

3 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 8 Oct 2026
3 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.