Observation pack · Galway City Council

WHITE LODGE , 5 GRATTAN PARK , GRATTAN ROAD

Permission for development which consists of: Retention & Permission to A) Retain semi complete works to the front half of existing dwelling house in accordance with previously granted planning application appeal Ref No 15/106 to An Comisiun Pleanála (previously An Bord Pleanála); B) Permission to demolish and replace the rear half of the existing dwelling house in accordance with the above previously granted planning permission

Observations close 21 Oct 2026 28 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 16 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 10 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 2660338 · full record
Authority: Galway City Council
Type: RETENTION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 1
Floor area: 116 m²
Site area: 369 m²
Received: 16 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
Decision due: 10 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/2660338/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660338 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 21 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	297 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
2560373	Conditional	25 May 2026	2	250 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	238 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
2560363	Conditional	6 Feb 2026	1	272 m	Permission for development which consists of: a change of design to the previously approved planning permission for a new front porch and alterations to the existing dwelling house under PL Ref. 25/60198
259	Conditional	26 Nov 2025	1	441 m	Permission for development which consists of: demolition of existing rear kitchen and front porch, new two storey/single storey extension to rear; new front porch with replacement of all windows, reconfigured interior layout and all associated site works
2560294	Conditional	13 Nov 2025	1	390 m	Permission for development which consists of: amending the roof of previously approved single-storey extension (planning file reference number 2560024) to a flat roof, the construction of a first-floor extension over previously approved ground floor extension and all associated site works
2560260	Conditional	16 Oct 2025	1	260 m	Permission for development which consists of: demolition of a rear extension, front porch and chimney, construction of single storey extensions at the front and rear, a replacement chimney, external insulation and all associated works.
2560253	Conditional	8 Oct 2025	1	143 m	Permission for development which consists of: the construction of new extensions to front side and rear of to the side and rear of existing dwelling with alterations to existing elevations and all associated site works.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501453	—	Granted	27 Aug 2026	238 m
321606	—	Granted with conditions	29 Apr 2025	363 m
321612	—	pending	6 Jan 2025	363 m
318927	—	Granted with conditions	20 Aug 2024	100 m
317956	—	Granted with conditions	28 May 2024	391 m
313726	—	Granted with conditions	28 Aug 2023	492 m
313620	—	Granted with conditions	24 Aug 2023	363 m
314203	—	Granted with conditions	18 Jul 2023	416 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

16 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 21 Oct 2026
16 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Galway City Council before relying on it.