Observation pack · Galway City Council
16 Claddagh Quay , Galway , Galway City
Permission for development which consists of: widening of existing pedestrian entrance and dropping of kerb to create new vehicular entrance and 2 car parking spaces, and associated site works
Observations close 15 Oct 2026 24 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 10 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 4 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2660331 · 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
- 242 m²
- Received
- 10 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- Decision due
- 4 Nov 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/2660331/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660331at 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 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660260 | Conditional | 11 Sept 2026 | 0 | 285 m | Permission for development which consists of: application for retention permission at 11 Beattystown, Fairhill Road, Claddagh, Galway, H91AX0H for alterations to previously approved plans under planning 23/60124 comprising of minor alterations to front and side elevations, amendments to proposed rear extension including part living roof, high level first floor windows, amended rooflights, new garden shed and the omission of granted garden room plus associated works |
| 2660091 | Conditional | 16 Jul 2026 | 0 | 382 m | Permission for development which consists of: change of use from existing retail store, to assembly theater space, including adapting existing storage space to disability access toilet, upgrading roof and fenestration finishes. Application includes various internal alterations and upgrades, and works to all site services |
| 2660158 | Conditional | 8 Jul 2026 | 0 | 495 m | Permission for development which consists of: Dr. David O’Flaherty intends to apply for planning permission for development at 2 Rockfort House, Augustine Street, Galway. The development will consist of external alterations to the rear elevation including enlarging the existing windows and the formation of a new window at ground floor level, associated repairs and ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development. |
| 2560373 | Conditional | 25 May 2026 | 2 | 313 m | Permission for development which consists of: (A) A part two storey and part single storey rear extension, to include a rear terrace area and associated privacy screens along relevant rear garden boundary walls. (B) Provision of solar panels on the roof of the rear extension. (C) Alterations to all external elevations of the existing house. (D) Provision of a vehicle access through the front site boundary and provision of vehicle parking spaces to the front of the existing house. (E) Construction of a rear garden shed. (F) All associated building works and site works |
| 2660097 | Conditional | 14 May 2026 | 1 | 303 m | Permission for development which consists of: the demolition of existing single-storey rear extension, the construction of a two-story flat-roofed extension to the rear of the house, construction of a single-story extension to the front southeast corner of the house and all associated site and development works |
| 2660014 | Conditional | 12 May 2026 | 0 | 473 m | Permission for development which consists of: permission is sought by the Board of Management Coláiste Iognáid at Coláiste Iognáid, Sea Road, Galway City. The development consists of (1) Permission to replace an existing grassed play area and parking area to the rear of the school campus with the construction of a synthetic pitch consisting of a Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA), with 5 metre high ballstop netting, 2.4m high perimeter fencing. (2) Permission for redistribution and upgrading of 30 no. existing on campus car parking spaces, to a new delineated car parking area located to the east of the proposed MUGA pitch, (3) Permission for shared surface driveway, nature based on-site surface water drainage arrangements, together with all associated landscaping, footpaths, site works and services. (4) Retention permission is also sought for 2 no. metal security gates located along Sea Road, adjoining Protected Structures RPS No. 9101 (St. Ignatius' Church) and RPS No. 9120 (Jesuit School) respectively |
| 2660054 | Conditional | 21 Apr 2026 | 0 | 155 m | Permission for development which consists of: Installation of a 1.7m x 0.7m x 1.8m above ground enclosure, to house a new natural gas District Regulating Installation (DRI) and a 3.0m high 'lamp post’ style relief vent stack with all ancillary services and associated site works at lands on the grass verge adjacent to the existing aboveground ESB enclosure along Fairhill Road Lower, The Claddagh, Co. Galway. |
| 2560075 | Conditional | 4 Mar 2026 | 0 | 364 m | Permission for development which consists of; 1. Retention Permission to retain the following works which include Blake’s Tower, a Protected Structure (ref 8116) and National Monument (ref GA094-100044): A. Ground Floor fit out as constructed which is currently in use as a retail space B. New doors to Quay Street elevation in place of previously existing windows C. Works to medieval building fabric which includes: i. Remedial works to the front door ii. Cleaning and pointing of part of internal stone walls. D. Existing branded signage to Quay Street façade of Blake’s Tower which replaces previous Costa Coffee signage (previously granted under Planning Ref 13256). AND 2. Permission to alter the first floor layout and include the construction of an open void which is part of Blake’s Tower, a Protected Structure (ref 8116) and National Monument (ref GA094-100044) including all associated site works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501453 | — | Granted | 27 Aug 2026 | 303 m |
| 322352 | — | Refused | 18 Jul 2025 | 407 m |
| 318880 | — | Granted with conditions | 20 Jun 2025 | 372 m |
| 321606 | — | Granted with conditions | 29 Apr 2025 | 169 m |
| 321612 | — | pending | 6 Jan 2025 | 169 m |
| 317956 | — | Granted with conditions | 28 May 2024 | 158 m |
| 312649 | — | Granted with conditions | 1 May 2024 | 302 m |
| 317525 | — | Refused | 17 Apr 2024 | 374 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
- 10 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 15 Oct 2026
- 10 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.