Observation pack · Galway City Council
Tuam Rd , Galway , H91 NT2T
Permission for development which consists of: demolish 2 no. existing vacant dwelling houses, to close off the entrance at H91 NT2T and maintain the the entrance to N91 XE9T and demolish the boundary wall between the two sites, also retain the hardcore surface to the rear of both sites at Tuam Rd, Galway. N91 NT2T & H91 XE9T.
Observations close 18 Nov 2026 22 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 14 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 8 Dec 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2660371 · 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
- 1,367 m²
- Received
- 14 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
- Decision due
- 8 Dec 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/2660371/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660371at 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 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C2.1 Economic development and employment | Enterprise Light Industry and Commercial: To provide for light industry and commercial uses other than those reserved in the CC zone | galway city development plan 2023 2029 | 4 Jan 2023 → 4 Jan 2029 |
| C2.2 Economic development and employment | Enterprise Industry and Related Uses: To provide for Enterprise, Industral and Related uses | galway city development plan 2023 2029 | 4 Jan 2023 → 4 Jan 2029 |
| C2.1 Economic development and employment | Enterprise Light Industry and Commercial: To provide for light industry and commercial uses other than those reserved in the CC zone | galway city development plan 2023 2029 variations 1 2 3 | 4 Jan 2023 → 4 Jan 2029 |
| C2.2 Economic development and employment | Enterprise Industry and Related Uses: To provide for Enterprise, Industral and Related uses | 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
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2560182 | Conditional | 27 Mar 2026 | 0 | 408 m | Permission for development which consists of: construction of 2 No. individual units in a single block (Total Area- 230sq.m) for use as warehousing /storage, distribution, retail of a type and scale appropriate to the area, offices /specialist offices, light industry, and all other uses compatible with CI Zoned lands along with all ancillary site works and site services to the South of Block D, Glenrock Business Park, Bothar na Mine, Galway |
| 2660020 | Conditional | 24 Mar 2026 | 0 | 212 m | Permission for development which consists of: Planning Permission for the retention of alterations and changes to Unit 18, Glenrock Business Park for use as warehousing /storage, distribution, retail of a type and scale appropriate to the area, offices /specialist offices, light industry and all other uses compatible with CI Zoned lands The Alterations and Changes to be retained are as follows: 1) Glazed Front Entrance Porch on South-West Elevation of Unit 18 2) Ground Floor Single Story Extension (Ancillary Office Space) to North-West Elevation of Unit 18 3) Roller Shutter Door and Canopy Roof over loading area to North-East Elevation of Unit 18 4) Signage to South-West Elevation of Unit 18 5) Minor elevational changes to those approved under Pl. Ref: 05/715 6) All ancillary Site Works and Site Services |
| 2560346 | Refused | 22 Jan 2026 | 0 | 87 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 |
| 2560269 | Conditional | 19 Dec 2025 | 1 | 432 m | Permission for development which consists of: the construction of a single storey dwelling house with a new vehicle access and driveway, with a sewage treatment system and polishing filter, complete with all site works and ancillary services |
| 2560289 | Conditional | 12 Nov 2025 | 8 | 268 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) |
| 2560191 | Conditional | 22 Aug 2025 | 0 | 262 m | Permission for development which consists of: to retain a building as constructed. The works to be retained include the following: • The change of use of part of the ground floor from warehouse to office use, • The provision of a mezzanine floor for office use, • To change the use of the first floor from storage to office use. • Provision of a ventilation grill to the front elevation |
| 2560128 | Conditional | 1 Jul 2025 | 1 | 101 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 | 227 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. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500348 | — | Granted | 6 Oct 2026 | 268 m |
| 324537 | — | pending | 31 Jul 2026 | 493 m |
| 318220 | — | Granted with conditions | 7 Apr 2026 | 333 m |
| 318217 | — | Granted | 7 Apr 2026 | 333 m |
| 323313 | — | Other | 20 Nov 2025 | 493 m |
| 316681 | — | Other | 23 Aug 2023 | 114 m |
| 311261 | — | Refused | 12 Sept 2022 | 300 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
- 14 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 18 Nov 2026
- 14 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Galway City Council before relying on it.