Observation pack · Galway City Council
5 Ross Allta , Rosshill , Galway
Permission for development which consists of: proposed domestic dwelling single storey extension to the front (North), side (West) & rear (South) elevations plus demolition of side (West) bay window structure, including alterations to said elevations, minor alterations to existing ground floor layout with new side (West) access entrance door plus car port to specialised assisted living accommodation with all associated site works
Observations close 23 Oct 2026 25 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 18 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 12 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2660341 · full record
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- PRE_VALIDATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 1
- Floor area
- 42 m²
- Site area
- 913 m²
- Received
- 18 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
- Decision due
- 12 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/2660341/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660341at 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 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R3 Rural cluster | Residential R2: To provide for low-density residential development which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and environmental sensitivities | GI-001:DP:galway-city-development-plan-2023-2029 | 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: GALWAYCITY GI-001:DP:galway-city-development-plan-2023-2029 · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| GALWAYCITY GI-001:DP:galway-city-development-plan-2023-2029 | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660244 | Conditional | 2 Sept 2026 | 0 | 412 m | Permission for development which consists of: We the Health Service Executive, intend to apply for a planning permission for a proposed development at the Surgical Hub at Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway. The proposed development comprises a single-storey flat-roofed extension of approximately 26 m² (Net Floor Area) at first-floor level of the Surgical Hub Building, together with minor amendments to and the relocation of an enclosed bicycle shelter from northeast of the building to east of the building. |
| 2560339 | Conditional | 25 Jun 2026 | 0 | 103 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. |
| 2660124 | Conditional | 5 Jun 2026 | 0 | 481 m | Permission for development which consists of: we, the Health Service Executive, intend to apply for planning permission for the partial demolition of 1 no. storm damaged building on lands at Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway. The proposed development comprises the following: 1. Partial demolition of the single storey audit building by 305.2m² 2. The construction of two new external walls and facade along the new east and south elevations to support the roof and seal the building envelope, including the provision of a new external window on the east elevation. 3. The proposed development includes for all site development works and services ancillary to the proposed development. |
| 2660116 | Conditional | 28 May 2026 | 0 | 421 m | Permission for development which consists of: We, the Health Service Executive, intend to apply to Galway City Council for retention permission for development at Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway. The proposed development to be retained comprises of the installation of mechanical and electrical plant components at roof level on the permitted Surgical Hub Building (Pl. Reg. Ref. 24/60098) and includes the following: - The provision of new roof mounted ventilation exhaust terminals and connecting ductwork to serve the internal ventilation system; - The provision of a lightning protection system consisting of interceptor terminals; - The provision of a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) including 3 no. donor antennas; - The provision of 3 no. total boiler and hot water flues. |
| 2460098 | Conditional | 23 May 2024 | 0 | 408 m | Permission for development on lands at Merlin Park Hospital Merlin Park Galway which consists of an amendment to planning permission reference 23/160. The proposed development comprises the following: • The provision of a three storey Surgical Hub building (Gross Floor Area: 4,330 sq.m) to include: o Staff Services, Storage and Plant Rooms at Ground Floor Level; o Operating Theatres, Preparation Area, Recovery Area, Waiting Area and ancillary support services at First Floor Level; and o Plant and associated equipment at Second Floor Level. • The provision of roof mounted Solar PV Panels; • The provision of 108 no. car parking spaces (including 6 no. accessible spaces and 20 no. EV charging spaces); • The provision of a new bus stop to be located adjacent to the proposed development; and • All landscaping and other associated site development works required to facilitate the proposed development. |
| 23160 | Conditional | 10 Aug 2023 | 0 | 406 m | Permission for development which consists of the following:- The provision of a three storey Surgical Hub building (Gross Floor Area: 4,265 sq.m) to include: - Staff Services, Storage and Plant Rooms at Ground Floor Level; - Operating Theatres, Preparation Area, Recovery Area, Waiting Area and ancillary support services at First Floor Level; and -Plant and associated equipment at Second Floor Level. - The provision of roof mounted Solar PV Panels; - The provision of 108 no. car parking spaces (including 6 no. accessible spaces and 20 no. EV charging spaces); - The provision of a new bus stop to be located adjacent to the proposed development; and - All landscaping and other associated site development works required to facilitate the proposed development |
| 22141 | Conditional | 14 Jul 2022 | 2 | 67 m | Retention for development that consists of retention and completion to previously granted planning permission ref. 16/228, 21/73, and 21/419. Amendments to include: the retention and completion of minor elevational changes and alterations to the internal layouts to House Type L, as previously granted on sites No. 14 & 16 under Pl. ref. 16/228 (but numbered 16 & 12 on site, as agreed with Galway City Council Planning Department) |
| 222 | Conditional | 28 Feb 2022 | 1 | 452 m | Permission for development which will consist of: 1. A 30m2 single storey extension on the North-Eastern side of the Adolescent Unit, consisting of a meeting room, together with associated internal changes. 2. A 56m2 single storey extension on the North-Western side of the Adolescent Unit, consisting of two additional single bedrooms. 3. A 47m2 single storey extension consisting of a link building with one additional bedroom and a homework room between the Children's Unit and the Adolescent Unit on the Southern side of the complex, together with associated internal changes. 4. External alterations to the fenestration in the Special Care Unit on the South-Eastern side of the Adolescent Unit. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 321776 | — | Granted with conditions | 30 Sept 2025 | 101 m |
| 310797 | — | Granted with conditions | 28 Oct 2021 | 6 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
- 18 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 23 Oct 2026
- 18 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.