Observation pack · Galway City Council
Rowan Avenue , Renmore , Galway
Permission for development which consists of: (1) To raise the roof profile over part of the existing clubhouse to create a 2-Storey Design for headroom within (2) The provision of an extension to the existing gym facilities at first floor level at St. James GAA Clubhouse, Rowan Avenue, Renmore, Galway.
Observations close 21 Oct 2026 window closed
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 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
- 2660340 · 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
- 1,656 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/2660340/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660340at 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
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| G1 Open space with recreation | Recreation and Amenity: To provide for recreational and amenity uses | galway city development plan 2023 2029 | 4 Jan 2023 → 4 Jan 2029 |
| R3 Rural cluster | Residential: To provide residential development and for associated support development, which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and will contribute to sustainable residential neighbourhoods | galway city development plan 2023 2029 | 4 Jan 2023 → 4 Jan 2029 |
| G1 Open space with recreation | Recreation and Amenity: To provide for recreational and amenity uses | galway city development plan 2023 2029 variations 1 2 3 | 4 Jan 2023 → 4 Jan 2029 |
| R3 Rural cluster | Residential: To provide residential development and for associated support development, which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and will contribute to sustainable residential neighbourhoods | 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
- Recorded monument × 1R127133
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660249 | Conditional | 25 Aug 2026 | 1 | 179 m | Permission for development which consists of: For a proposed rear, ground and first floor extension to existing dwelling, consisting of kitchen/dining area at ground floor level with shower room & balcony at first floor level, including revised internal layouts, with all associated site works at 12 Sycamore Court, Renmore, Galway. |
| 2660199 | Conditional | 6 Aug 2026 | 1 | 314 m | Permission for development which consists of: 1) the demolition of a single storey semi-detached dwelling, 2) the construction of a new two storey, three bedroom semi-detached dwelling house (143 SqM) with a new vehicular entrance and all associated site works and 3) retention of an existing three bedroom two storey dwelling on a reduced site and associated site works |
| 2660188 | Conditional | 30 Jul 2026 | 1 | 475 m | Permission for development which consists of: (1) The conversion of the attached garage to residential use. (2) The provision of a Single-Storey extension to the rear elevation of the existing dwelling house and extending along the side elevation to connect to the existing garage structure at the existing dwelling house at No. 12. Dún Na Mara, Renmore, Galway. |
| 2560339 | Conditional | 25 Jun 2026 | 0 | 151 m | Permission for development which consists of: we, HeatGrid Ireland Limited, intend to apply for a 10-year planning application for development of a district heating energy centre at this site, located at Galway Crystal, Murrough Drive, Dublin Road, and a district heating network pipeline in the townlands of Doughiska, Merlin Park, Murrough, Ballybaan More, Renmore, Ballybaan Beg in Galway City, Co. Galway. The proposed development will consist of the following: 1. The demolition of an existing building at the Galway Crystal premises (GFA of demolition 1,290sqm). 2. The construction of buildings to accommodate a District Heating Energy Centre (GFA 1439.1sqm), with a total generated capacity of up to 45MW, comprising of thermal water tanks, a 22-metre flue, roof mounted dry air coolers, gas boiler units, heat pumps, staff welfare facilities, an electrical backup generator, a gas meter room, and associated drainage, water and utility service infrastructure. 3. The construction of a district heating network pipeline (c. 7,877m in length) from the proposed District Heating Energy Centre building within the following roads - Bothar na dTreabh, Dublin Road (R446, R921 and R338), Wellpark Road, Lurgan Park, Gleann Rua, Monivea Road, Ballyloughane Road, Loughnane Road, Glenina Heights, Tara Grove, Renmore Road, Renmore Avenue, Rowan Avenue, Michael Collins Road, Connolly Avenue, Lios An Uisce, Murrough Drive, Rosshill Road, O’Sullivan Park, Walter Macken Place, Quinn Terrace, Loughnane Terrace and Cardinal Cushing Road and the provision of pipes to connect the district heating network pipeline to sites/premises. 4. The proposed development includes all associated site development and site enabling works and ancillary infrastructure. |
| 2660120 | Conditional | 22 May 2026 | 1 | 425 m | Permission for development which consists of: to retain and complete the extension previously granted planning permission under planning file reference 25/17, with changes to that previously permitted |
| 2560322 | Conditional | 12 May 2026 | 24 | 439 m | Permission for development which consists of: Permission is sought by Graphite Fusion Ltd for the construction of a Residential Development at Renmore, Galway City. The development will consist of: 1. Construction of 82 no. residential units across 12 no. building blocks and 2 no. detached houses as follows; (a) Block A consists of a 1-3 storey building, comprising of a 3 no. 2 bed ground floor apartments, 2 no. 2 bed upper floor apartments and 1 no. first floor 1 bed apartment. (b) Block B consists of a 3 storey building, comprising of 7 no. 1 bed ground floor apartments and 7 no. 2 bed upper floor apartments, (c) Block C consists of a 3 storey building, comprising of 4 no. 1 bed ground floor apartments and 4 no. 2 bed no. upper floor apartments, (d) Block D consists of a 3 storey building, comprising of 7 no. 1 bed ground floor apartments and 8 no. 2 bed upper floor apartments, with integrated bin store and integrated bike store. (e) Block E consists of a 2 ½ storey building, comprising of 4 no. 3 bed terraced houses, (f) Block F consists of a 2 ½ storey building, comprising of 3 no. 3 bed terraced houses, (g) Block G consists of a 2 ½ storey building, comprising of 3 no. 3 bed terraced houses, (h) Block H consists of a 2 storey building, comprising of 3 no. 2 bed ground floor apartments and 3 no. 2 bed no. upper floor apartments, with integrated bin store and integrated bike store. (i) Block I consists of a 2 storey building, comprising of 4 no. 1 bed ground floor apartments and 4 no. 1 bed no. upper floor apartments, (j) Block J consists of a 2 ½ storey building, comprising a staggered terrace of 7 no. 3 bed houses, (k) Block K consists of a 2 ½ storey building, comprising of 3 no. 3 bed terraced houses, (L) Block L consists of a 2 ½ storey building, comprising of 3 no. 3 bed terraced houses, (m) 2 No. 2 storey 4 bedroom detached houses. 2. Provision of vehicular and pedestrian entrance off Gleann Rua road (L-50378 road) to the south-east, including 2 no. pedestrian crossings, 3. Provision of 2 no. pedestrian connections with Murrough Drive and Beach Avenue respectively, 4. Revised boundary treatments and revised site boundaries, 5. Provision of public open space areas (to include for play spaces), private open space areas, bicycle parking, footpaths, public lighting, hard and soft landscaping, 6. Provision of Car |
| 2660031 | Conditional | 1 Apr 2026 | 1 | 311 m | Permission for development which consists of: David Brennan and Alison Mullery are applying to Galway city council for permission to construct a two storey rear extension to a semi-detached dwelling together with all associated internal amendments , site works and services |
| 2560337 | Conditional | 26 Mar 2026 | 1 | 337 m | Permission for development which consists of: retention & completion of dwelling house, including the removal of structurally unsound walls and foundations and minor alterations to the original design granted under planning ref. 24/60081, including all associated works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501189 | — | Granted with conditions | 11 Aug 2026 | 337 m |
| 501415 | — | pending | 27 May 2026 | 439 m |
| 323682 | — | Granted with conditions | 22 Apr 2026 | 489 m |
| 500208 | — | Granted | 13 Mar 2026 | 380 m |
| 323206 | — | Refused | 3 Dec 2025 | 440 m |
| 323126 | — | Refused | 30 Oct 2025 | 419 m |
| 322672 | — | Refused | 2 Oct 2025 | 384 m |
| 321776 | — | Granted with conditions | 30 Sept 2025 | 395 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.