Observation pack · Galway City Council
Castlegar Village , Castlegar , Galway
Permission for development which consists of: to construct a single dwelling house and domestic garage at Castlegar Village, Galway(previously granted under Pl. Ref. No. 21/46 but now expired).
Observations close 2 Nov 2026 19 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 28 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 22 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2660354 · 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
- 190 m²
- Site area
- 1,220 m²
- Received
- 28 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
- Decision due
- 22 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/2660354/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660354at 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.
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 |
| 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-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
- Recorded monument × 2Castle - tower house · R127168
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2560346 | Refused | 22 Jan 2026 | 0 | 293 m | Permission for development which consists of: the proposed development will consist of the construction of a 3-metre-high block wall along the side and rear property boundaries, together with all associated ancillary site works |
| 2560289 | Conditional | 12 Nov 2025 | 8 | 497 m | Permission for development which consists of: permission is sought to erect 4 no. 2 storey detached dwelling houses and garden sheds with new entrance off An Phairc Mhor Road and all associated site works and services. Gross Floor Area of Proposed Works: 174.75sqm (House No. 1), 167.35sqm (House No. 2), 169.00sqm (House No. 3), 172.00sqm (House No. 4) & 4 x 15.00sqm = 60.00sqm (Garden Sheds) |
| 2560148 | Conditional | 11 Jul 2025 | 168 | 379 m | Permission for development which consists of: We, Lock House Developments Limited (the applicant), intend to apply to Galway City Council for permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development. The site extends to 4.626 ha on lands located to the north of Bóthar an Chóiste (also known as Bóthar na Cóiste), in the townlands of Castlegar and Ballinfoil (also known as Ballinfoile), Galway. The application is being made under the provisions of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large Scale Residential Development) Act 2021. The proposed development will consist of the following: 1) Demolition of an existing house (124.6 m²), a ruined outbuilding (42.8 m²), and a ruined dwelling (41.7 m²) 2) Construction of 168 no. residential units comprising: i. 70 no. two storey houses (36 no. two-beds, 26 no. three-beds, 8 no. four-beds), ii. 2 no. apartment blocks comprising 54 no. apartments (27 no. one-beds, 27 no. two-beds), iii. 44 no. duplex units (19 no. one-beds, 25 no. two-beds). 3) Development of a two-storey creche facility (c. 300 sqm), associated outdoor play areas and parking. 4) Provision of all associated surface water and foul drainage services and connections including pumping station with all associated site works and ancillary services. 5) The upgrade of the existing Bóthar an Chóiste road from the proposed development to the junction at L5041 consisting of road improvements, road widening and junction re-alignment. 6) Pedestrian, cyclist, and vehicular links throughout the development and access to Bóthar an Chóiste, and pedestrian and cyclist link to the adjacent Greenway route. 7) Provision of Bat Boxes, a Native Hedgerow Corridor (biodiversity and pollinator friendly) along the northern boundary, and the provision of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) features. 8) Provision of shared communal and private open space, site landscaping and public lighting, resident and visitor parking including electric vehicle charging points, bicycle parking spaces, and all associated site development works. The application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). |
| 2560128 | Conditional | 1 Jul 2025 | 1 | 327 m | Permission for development which consists of: the retention of revisions to development previously approved under PL Ref No. 21/14 including the following: revised material finishes to buildings & boundary treatments, revisions to building elevations including window & door opening sizes & positions, increased overall building height & change to roof profile, increase in floor area of house 02, and all associated works. |
| 2560012 | Conditional | 4 Jun 2025 | 0 | 251 m | Permission for development which consists of; works to uprate the existing Cashla – Salthill 110kV overhead line (OHL). Within Galway City the proposed development is located in the following townlands: BALLY BAAN BEG, PARKMORE and CASTLEGAR. The proposed development will consist of works to a section of the Cashla – Salthill 110kV OHL between angle mast 52 (AM52) in Claregalway and end mast 105 (EM105) near Galway 110kV Substation, Galway City. Approximately 1.7km of the existing OHL circuit is located within the functional area of Galway City Council with approximately 7.7km in the functional area of Galway County Council. A separate planning application is being lodged with Galway County Council. The proposed development within Galway City will comprise: - the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing OHL circuit conductor wires with a new higher capacity conductor; - Retain towers at 6no. locations including foundation strengthening with bar member replacement at 3 locations; - Replace polesets at 1no. location; - the replacement of insulating and ancillary hardware at structures; - Replacement of line droppers at Galway 110kV substation; - all associated temporary site development works to gain access to the existing structures including vegetation clearance and management, disassembly and reassembly of gate posts / piers and removal and reinstatement of existing fencing; and - other temporary associated and ancillary site development works required for the purpose of the uprate of the existing circuit, including construction compounds, silt traps, silt fences, vegetation clearance and management, stone tracks, ground protection mats, infrastructure crossing support systems (i.e. guard poles) and temporary watercourse crossings. Where required, an aerial catenary stringing system (ACSS) will be used to facilitate stringing operations over major obstacles, e.g. busy national roads, wide rivers, etc. |
| 2460131 | Conditional | 13 Jun 2024 | 0 | 345 m | Permission for development which consists of 1) retention of a first floor attic storage area and, 2) change of use from Showroom/Workshop to an Outreach Hub unit and all associated renovation works. |
| 22255 | Conditional | 9 Nov 2022 | 0 | 192 m | Permission for development which consists of the retention of existing ground floor two bedroom apartment contained within an existing residential apartment complex including all site works and services |
| 22161 | Unconditional | 11 Jul 2022 | 0 | 491 m | EOD - Permission for the construction of 1 no. 2 storey detached dwelling house with a new site entrance, including all necessary ancillary site works and services. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 324537 | — | pending | 31 Jul 2026 | 477 m |
| 318217 | — | Granted | 7 Apr 2026 | 178 m |
| 318220 | — | Granted with conditions | 7 Apr 2026 | 178 m |
| 500348 | — | pending | 26 Nov 2025 | 497 m |
| 323313 | — | Other | 20 Nov 2025 | 476 m |
| 323256 | — | Granted with conditions | 7 Nov 2025 | 379 m |
| 314295 | — | Refused | 17 Apr 2024 | 377 m |
| 316681 | — | Other | 23 Aug 2023 | 221 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
- 28 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 2 Nov 2026
- 28 Sept 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Galway City Council before relying on it.