Observation pack · Galway City Council
21 Davis Road , Shantalla , Galway City
Permission for development which consists of: planning permission for the construction of: (1) New single storey extension to the front of the existing dwelling, (2) Construction of a two storey extension to the rear of their existing dwelling including all associated site works
Observations close 15 Oct 2026 20 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
- 2660333 · 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
- 65 m²
- Site area
- 256 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/2660333/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660333at 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660261 | Conditional | 11 Sept 2026 | 1 | 380 m | Permission for development which consists of: the development consists of (i) the demolition of the existing utility room, (ii) construction of new extension to side and rear of existing dwelling, (iii) the renovations to existing house with alterations to existing elevations and (iv) all associated site works |
| 2660084 | Conditional | 20 Aug 2026 | 0 | 273 m | Permission for development which consists of: 1. Relocate exit door to escape stairwell and extend children’s play area. 2. Provide tarmac finish to external escape route and new paved assembly area. 3. Provide planters to external areas & landscaping to green area. 4. Provide mesh fencing / block wall to site boundaries and new gate/ vehicular access. 5. Construct bin storage unit & construct new ramp to main entrance. 6. Provide new set down area adjacent to main entrance. 7. Provide surface water drainage/ soakaway and associated site works |
| 2660211 | Conditional | 11 Aug 2026 | 0 | 128 m | Permission for development which consists of: permission is sought by Valley Healthcare Fund for amendments to the previously permitted development under Galway City Council Pl. Ref. No. 22/322, which was accompanied by an NIS, and An Bord Pleanála Pl. Ref. ABP-318194-23, at lands at Seamus Quirke Road, Rahoon Road, Galway. The proposed amendments comprise of the following; 1. Permission to vary Condition No. 8 of An Bord Pleanala Pl. Ref. ABP-318194-23, with respect to EV parking at basement level. Permission is sought for revisions at the permitted basement level, including a reduction in basement footprint and reconfiguration of the permitted car parking layout on the overall site, including the relocation of EV charging parking spaces from basement level to surface level, while maintaining the overall permitted car parking provision on the site. 2. Revisions to the permitted internal surface level road network, circulation routes, car parking layout and set-down areas,; 3. Relocation of the permitted ESB substation and LV switchroom from within the Primary Care Centre building to a standalone ESB substation and switchroom building located to the east of the site; 4. Revisions to permitted site boundary treatments, lighting, hard and soft landscaping, together with incorporation of ventilation louvres associated with the basement ventilation strategy. 5. Revisions to drainage and infrastructure works necessary to facilitate the proposed development and all ancillary site works |
| 2660025 | Refused | 11 Aug 2026 | 1 | 478 m | Permission for development which consists of: construction of a 2 storey and single storey side extension and all associated works. |
| 2660127 | Conditional | 8 Jun 2026 | 1 | 198 m | Permission for development which consists of: Retention and completion of a rear extension to the existing dwellinghouse and all ancillary works |
| 2660099 | Conditional | 14 May 2026 | 1 | 215 m | Permission for development which consists of: construction of a two storey extension to the rear, external insulation to the front elevation of the house, minor elevational changes and all associated works |
| 2660082 | Conditional | 5 May 2026 | 0 | 419 m | Permission for development which consists of: We, Health Service Executive (West), intend to apply for permission for development at University Hospital Galway, Newcastle Rd, Galway, H91 YR71. The development will consist of the construction of a new CT building comprising of 1 no. storey plus rooftop plant room with connection to the existing hospital link corridor, to facilitate the relocation of existing services. The proposed building comprises of a 206 sq.m gross floor area building. The building will comprise of: (i) ground floor level – CT scan room, control room and ancillary support rooms, (ii) roof level - enclosed plant room and screened plant area. Planning permission is also sought for site drainage and all other associated and ancillary works. Access is via the main hospital campus which is accessed from Newcastle Road, University Hospital Galway, Co. Galway. |
| 2660074 | Conditional | 1 May 2026 | 1 | 485 m | Permission for development which consists of: extensions and modifications to an existing semidetached dwelling consisting of: the construction of an extension to first floor over existing ground floor garage, elevational changes, the conversion of existing garage to living space, additional internal changes, rear of house single story extension and associated site works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 322383 | — | Granted with conditions | 5 Sept 2025 | 492 m |
| 319360 | — | Refused | 21 Jan 2025 | 72 m |
| 318194 | — | Granted with conditions | 12 Nov 2024 | 128 m |
| 319014 | — | Granted with conditions | 4 Sept 2024 | 308 m |
| 315724 | — | Refused | 26 Feb 2024 | 72 m |
| 315844 | — | Granted with conditions | 4 Dec 2023 | 55 m |
| 312902 | — | Granted with conditions | 15 May 2023 | 449 m |
| 313286 | — | Granted with conditions | 1 Nov 2022 | 129 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.