35A Laurel Park , Newcastle , Galway
Permission for development which consists of : retention of minor revisions to existing vehicular entrance as granted in Pl. Ref. No. 24/21, and retention of an additional vehicular entrance and car parking area to the side / rear of the site and all associated works
The application
- Reference
- 2660377 · full record
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Type
- RETENTION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 326 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/2660377/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660377at 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.
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
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660310 | Conditional | 20 Oct 2026 | 1 | 302 m | Permission for development which consists of: convert attic to living space, and to extend dwelling house to the front |
| 2660201 | Refused | 6 Aug 2026 | 0 | 350 m | Permission for development which consists of: a change of use from dwelling to short term let for a period not exceeding 90 days per calendar year. |
| 2660089 | Conditional | 7 May 2026 | 1 | 463 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 | 293 m | Permission for development which consists of: to retain a first floor bathroom window to the side of his dwelling house |
| 2660050 | Conditional | 15 Apr 2026 | 0 | 221 m | Permission for development which consists of: 1) Construct new pitched roof over redesigned front bay window and flat roof over front sunroom. 2) Modifications to front facade along with new window openings to side and rear elevations. 3) Replace existing tiles to main roof and fit new roof light. along with all associated site works |
| 2560367 | Conditional | 10 Feb 2026 | 0 | 38 m | Permission for development which consists of: retention for existing carport roof at front of dwelling, including all associated elements |
| 2547 | Conditional | 30 Jan 2026 | 0 | 493 m | Permission for development which consists of: the provision of external insulation to existing dwelling of the single storey extension |
| 2560348 | Conditional | 22 Jan 2026 | 1 | 480 m | Permission for development which consists of: to retain outside building (gym) to the rear of property |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 322383 | — | Granted with conditions | 5 Sept 2025 | 493 m |
| 318489 | — | Granted with conditions | 10 Jul 2024 | 413 m |
| 317050 | — | Granted with conditions | 25 Jun 2024 | 193 m |
| 314890 | — | Refused | 6 Nov 2023 | 309 m |
| 311457 | — | Refused | 31 Jan 2022 | 89 m |
| 311602 | — | Granted with conditions | 24 Jan 2022 | 357 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.