44 Ardilaun Road , Newcastle , Galway
Permission for development which consists of: planning Permission for: a) Remove existing flat roof structure to garage and utility. b) Remove garage double doors and replace with new double doors at a reduced height. c) Construct new bedroom ensuite, reusing and extending the existing garage walls to a new flat roof construction. d) Reconfigure existing garage to create new storage area at a reduced internal floor to ceiling height. e) Widen front entrance driveway to accommodate off street vehicle parking. f) All ancillary works.
The application
- Reference
- 2660351 · 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
- 18 m²
- Site area
- 150 m²
- Received
- 26 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 30 Sept 2026, 23:22
- Decision due
- 20 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/2660351/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660351at 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 2 Nov 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.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | GI-001:DP: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 | GI-002:DP: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.
Sources: GALWAYCITY GI-001:DP:galway-city-development-plan-2023-2029, GALWAYCITY GI-002:DP:galway-city-development-plan-2023-2029-variations-1-2-3 · 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 |
| GALWAYCITY GI-002:DP:galway-city-development-plan-2023-2029-variations-1-2-3 | — | 4 Oct 2026, 23:04 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2560396 | Refused | 24 Sept 2026 | 1 | 103 m | Retention Permission sought from Galway City Council by M.Shaughnessy at No.15 Moyola Park, Newcastle, Galway, H91CD78.The development will consist of (1) Permission sought for Retention of extension to existing Garden store and (2) Demolish part of existing garden storage shed and (3) All associated site works and services. |
| 2660084 | Conditional | 20 Aug 2026 | 0 | 449 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 |
| 2660181 | Conditional | 27 Jul 2026 | 1 | 296 m | Permission for development which consists of: (i) the demolition of the existing front porch, garage and rear extension (ii) the construction of new 2 storey extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling with (iii) renovation of existing house including alterations to elevations and (iv) all associated site work |
| 2660134 | Conditional | 12 Jun 2026 | 1 | 418 m | Permission for development which consists of: demolition of the existing single storey rear extension and the construction of a larger single storey flat roofed extension to the rear of this two storey with attic storage detached house |
| 2660113 | Conditional | 27 May 2026 | 0 | 116 m | Permission for development which consists of: (A) Relocation of the existing site vehicle access from the front west side of the site to the front east side of the site, at a location which differs from the site vehicle access location recently granted planning permission reference number 23/60137. (B) All associated building works and site works |
| 2660089 | Conditional | 7 May 2026 | 1 | 217 m | Permission for development which consists of: planning permission for a 1st floor level front/side extension, single story front and rear extension, increased width of front site entrance and associated works |
| 2660062 | Conditional | 24 Apr 2026 | 0 | 450 m | Permission for development which consists of: to retain a first floor bathroom window to the side of his dwelling house |
| 2560341 | Conditional | 26 Feb 2026 | 1 | 299 m | Permission for development which consists of: sought to (1) modify and extend existing dwelling house, (2) demolish existing utility room to side of dwelling house, (3) build new utility room extension to side of dwelling house and (4) replace existing hipped roof and dormer windows with new gable style roof and dormer windows and all associated site works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 322383 | — | Granted with conditions | 5 Sept 2025 | 480 m |
| 319360 | — | Refused | 21 Jan 2025 | 493 m |
| 319345 | — | Granted with conditions | 26 Nov 2024 | 364 m |
| 317050 | — | Granted with conditions | 25 Jun 2024 | 349 m |
| 317441 | — | Granted with conditions | 11 Apr 2024 | 234 m |
| 315724 | — | Refused | 26 Feb 2024 | 494 m |
| 312059 | — | Refused | 5 Jul 2022 | 380 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
- 26 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 2 Nov 2026
- 26 Sept 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 30 Sept 2026, 23:22. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Galway City Council before relying on it.