Observation pack · Galway City Council
2B Tara Grove , Wellpark , Galway
Permission for development which consists of: planning permission for an extension and modifications to existing dwelling with new site boundaries all to include all associated site works
Observations close 23 Nov 2026 13 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 19 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 13 Dec 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2660384 · 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
- 24 m²
- Site area
- 286 m²
- Received
- 19 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 28 Oct 2026, 01:34
- Decision due
- 13 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/2660384/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660384at 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 23 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 × 1Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2626 | Unconditional | 29 Oct 2026 | 0 | 223 m | Permission for development which consists of: Extension of Duration - 288 no. Build-to-Rent apartments and associated site works=pl ref 26/7 (ABP 310348-21) |
| 2627 | Unconditional | 29 Oct 2026 | 0 | 223 m | Permission for development which consists of: Extension of Duration - 345 no. Build-to-Rent apartments and associated works |
| 2660287 | Conditional | 2 Oct 2026 | 0 | 344 m | Permission for development which consists of: We, Crown Square Developments Ltd., intend to apply to Galway City Council for permission for a Mixed-use Development within Block A and Block H2 (c. 20,152 sqm. Gross Internal Area), at Crown Square, located at the junction of Monivea Road and Joyces Road, Galway, Co. Galway. 1. The proposed development for Block A (across a Gross Internal area of c. 19,840 sq. m.) will consist of the following: a. Provision of two levels of retail and commercial units at ground floor and mezzanine level, including a conference centre with associated amenities, gym and retail units. b. Construction of 60 no. apart hotel units from mezzanine to second floor. c. Construction of 129 no. residential units from third to eighth floor comprising of: (i) 67 no. One-Bedroom Apartment. (ii) 62 no. Two Bed-Four Persons Apartment. d. Provision of public open space, communal open space, private open space, car and bicycle parking, bin storage, site landscaping and public lighting. e. Provision of pedestrian and cyclist access onto the Joyce’s Road (L5034) and Monivea Road (R339). 2. The proposed development for Block H2 (Gross Internal Area of c. 312 sq. m.) will consist of: a. Change of use of the permitted Gym (c. 312 sq. m.) to a creche facility with associated external play zone to serve the proposed Block A development. b. Provision of a new linear drop off zone in front of the proposed creche 3. Provision of all associated surface water, watermain and foul water drainage services and connections (including nature-based drainage solutions), and all associated site works and ancillary services necessary to facilitate the proposed development. |
| 267 | Refused | 14 Aug 2026 | 0 | 490 m | Permission for development which consists of: Extension Of Duration - the development comprises 4 no. apartment block G,H,H1 and J (including basement carpark and retail/ancillary accommodation in Block J_ are fully structurally complete to roof level. External cladding and fenestration are under way as is the internal completion of apartments. Completion is being planned in 4 no. block by block phases with final development completion planned in December 2023. Planning reference ABP 310348-21. |
| 2660186 | Conditional | 30 Jul 2026 | 0 | 360 m | Permission for development which consists of: I, Tony Killarney, LYRR Properties Ltd., intend to apply for permission for development at this site: LYRR 2 Building, Mervue Business Park, Galway H91 H9CK. The development will consist of the installation of corporate signage using raised lettering and logos on the front elevation of this building |
| 2560339 | Conditional | 25 Jun 2026 | 0 | 0 m | Permission for development which consists of: we, HeatGrid Ireland Limited, intend to apply for a 10-year planning application for development of a district heating energy centre at this site, located at Galway Crystal, Murrough Drive, Dublin Road, and a district heating network pipeline in the townlands of Doughiska, Merlin Park, Murrough, Ballybaan More, Renmore, Ballybaan Beg in Galway City, Co. Galway. The proposed development will consist of the following: 1. The demolition of an existing building at the Galway Crystal premises (GFA of demolition 1,290sqm). 2. The construction of buildings to accommodate a District Heating Energy Centre (GFA 1439.1sqm), with a total generated capacity of up to 45MW, comprising of thermal water tanks, a 22-metre flue, roof mounted dry air coolers, gas boiler units, heat pumps, staff welfare facilities, an electrical backup generator, a gas meter room, and associated drainage, water and utility service infrastructure. 3. The construction of a district heating network pipeline (c. 7,877m in length) from the proposed District Heating Energy Centre building within the following roads - Bothar na dTreabh, Dublin Road (R446, R921 and R338), Wellpark Road, Lurgan Park, Gleann Rua, Monivea Road, Ballyloughane Road, Loughnane Road, Glenina Heights, Tara Grove, Renmore Road, Renmore Avenue, Rowan Avenue, Michael Collins Road, Connolly Avenue, Lios An Uisce, Murrough Drive, Rosshill Road, O’Sullivan Park, Walter Macken Place, Quinn Terrace, Loughnane Terrace and Cardinal Cushing Road and the provision of pipes to connect the district heating network pipeline to sites/premises. 4. The proposed development includes all associated site development and site enabling works and ancillary infrastructure. |
| 2660141 | Conditional | 24 Jun 2026 | 0 | 257 m | Permission for development which consists of: the construction of a 20m x10m Temporary R&D Test Building including all associated site works. Building height will be 7.791m to the ridge |
| 2660136 | Conditional | 17 Jun 2026 | 0 | 498 m | Permission for development which consists of: change of use and material alterations of previously permitted restaurant/retail use at Units 16A, 16B, and 17 to form a new amalgamated healthcare facility, approximately 1100m2, including associated ancillary staff, patient, and administrative areas. Minor external alterations include the provision of a new glazed external door, external signage, and overhead external wall vents to the north-west elevation of Unit 17; provision of external signage and overhead external wall vents to the south-west and south east elevations of Unit 16A, provision of a new enclosed external plant area in an existing external area below street level; and provision of a new quench pipe termination at roof level. The development will be served by the existing car parking, all at Units 16A, 16B and 17, Wellpark Retail + Leisure Wellpark Road, Galway, H91 6N44. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 321240 | — | Granted with conditions | 9 Dec 2025 | 492 m |
| 321776 | — | Granted with conditions | 30 Sept 2025 | 390 m |
| 321020 | — | Refused | 6 Feb 2025 | 444 m |
| 314597 | — | Granted with conditions | 27 Sept 2024 | 475 m |
| 318308 | — | Granted with conditions | 17 Jun 2024 | 421 m |
| 317801 | — | Invalid | 13 Sept 2023 | 444 m |
| 314068 | — | Refused | 24 Nov 2022 | 188 m |
| 309623 | — | Granted with conditions | 26 Sept 2022 | 344 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
- 19 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 23 Nov 2026
- 19 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 28 Oct 2026, 01:34. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Galway City Council before relying on it.