Observation pack · Galway City Council

7 Palmyra Avenue , Galway City , Galway

Permission for development which consists of: (1) Permission for retention of demolition works carried out to date, comprising the removal of the existing rear extension, the rear external wall, internal walls and floors of the original dwelling. (2) Permission for (a) reinstatement of rear external wall, internal walls and floors of original dwelling, (b) construction of a 2 story extension on the footprint of removed extension, (c) amendments to front façade comprising the replacement of existing front door and windows, and the removal of pebble-dash render, and pointing of existing stonework which is to be left exposed, along with all ancillary works. The development is within an Architectural Conservation Area.

Observations close 20 Nov 2026 10 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 16 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 10 Dec 2026

The application

Reference: 2660376 · 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: 69 m²
Received: 16 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
Decision due: 10 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/2660376/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660376 at 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 20 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: 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
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

NIAH-recorded building × 11
house · Rockmount · worker's house

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2660295	Conditional	8 Oct 2026	1	422 m	Permission for development which consists of: to construct a new single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling and associated works
2660278	Conditional	24 Sept 2026	1	385 m	Permission for development which consists of: Retention Permission for post planning alterations and extensions works to a previously approved planning (Ref: 20/330) The works for retention consist of the following: 1. Single storey extension (6.73 sq.m ) to the utility room on the north facing elevation. 2. Single storey porch extension to the main entrance doors porch extension (4.5 sq.m) 3. Change and continuation of use of existing garage building to private bar /games room (43.8sq.m) 4. Additional storage space and toilet to private bar /games room (14.6sq.m) 5. Elevational changes to the house and private bar /games room.
2660025	Refused	11 Aug 2026	1	478 m	Permission for development which consists of: construction of a 2 storey and single storey side extension and all associated works.
2660091	Conditional	16 Jul 2026	0	306 m	Permission for development which consists of: change of use from existing retail store, to assembly theater space, including adapting existing storage space to disability access toilet, upgrading roof and fenestration finishes. Application includes various internal alterations and upgrades, and works to all site services
2660160	Conditional	10 Jul 2026	1	353 m	Permission for development which consists of: Retention permission for minor modifications to existing dwelling as constructed, to include all site services and layout all at 12 Averard West, Taylors Hill, Galway, H91 A3HE.
2660029	Conditional	8 Jul 2026	6	477 m	Permission for development which consists of: We, Derhinos Ltd, intend to apply for planning permission for development on lands at No. 60 Salthill Road Lower, Galway City, H91 TRC0 with a site area of 0.142 hectares. The development will consist of the following: I. Construction of new terraced houses in a single 2.5 storey building block on infill lands comprising of 5 no. 3-bed units; II. Partial demolition works to the inside and outside of the existing 1 no. 5-bed dwellinghouse and associated structures resulting in a refurbished 2-bed residential dwelling, and a creation of new pedestrian access to the rear of the site from Salthill Road Lower (R864); III. Provision of a communal bin store, a shared long-term bike store building (1 no. cargo bike and 16 no. standard spaces), and separate visitor bike parking (4 no. spaces); IV. Provision of landscaped communal open spaces, private open spaces, revised boundary treatments, and public lighting; and V. Internal footpaths, drainage and SuDS measures, along with all associated site development works and services.
2560329	Conditional	17 Jun 2026	1	421 m	Permission for development which consists of: to construct part single and part 2-storey extension at the rear of their dwelling house, new roof light on rear roof, alterations to side elevation, internal alterations and all ancillary site works
2660118	Refused	29 May 2026	0	287 m	Permission is being sought by The Lion's Tower Limited for the change of use of an existing Order of Malta community building to a guesthouse, the amalgamation of this building with the adjoining guesthouse at No.19 St. Helen’s Street, the construction of a new pitched roof, the provision of 4 no. en-suite guest bedrooms, associated internal alterations, minor elevational changes to the front and side elevations and all ancillary and associated works at 20 St. Helen's Street Galway.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501601	—	Refused	6 Oct 2026	287 m
501410	—	Granted	10 Sept 2026	293 m
502044	—	pending	6 Sept 2026	478 m
501486	—	Refused	26 Aug 2026	335 m
324583	—	pending	20 Aug 2026	364 m
501803	—	pending	31 Jul 2026	477 m
501061	—	Refused	14 Jul 2026	98 m
501594	—	Invalid	22 Jun 2026	287 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 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 20 Nov 2026
16 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.