Ardbear , Clifden , County Galway
of planning reference 21/1205, development consists of a single storey extension to the west of the school comprising 578sqm of class room facilities for Special Education Needs, a glazed link connecting the school to existing vehicle access to the school as well as access from the school to the school yard, and existing ball courts and sports hall, minor alterations to the existing GP hall to provide new fire escape door sets and associated site works including the building contractor's temporary access to the works from the North of the site. Gross floor space of proposed works 578 sqm.
The application
- Reference
- 26213 · full record
- Authority
- Galway County Council
- Type
- EXTENSION OF DURATION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 1,440 m²
- Received
- 25 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- Decision due
- 19 Oct 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/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/26213/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
26213at 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 County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 29 Sept 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Galway County 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
No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2629 | Unconditional | 30 Mar 2026 | 0 | 170 m | of planning ref 20/1182 for 1) a new vehicular & pedestrian entrance/exit from / to the R341, 2) New internal access road and parking, 3) a new running/walking track within the site, 4) formation of new landscaped training paddocks and all ancillary site works and services. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement |
| 2613 | Unconditional | 13 Mar 2026 | 0 | 286 m | for a residential development which will consist of 28 no. two-storey detached residential units (7 no. 4-bed units, 18 no. 3-bed units, and 3 no. 2-bed units) (4572 sqm total finished floorspace), 56 no. car parking spaces, 4 no. bike racks and all other associated site development works and services, including an internal road and footpath network; ancillary surface water and foul drainage and connections; and appropriate landscaping and boundary treatments, required to facilitate the development. The development will be contained within a 3.91 hectare site and will use existing access arrangements via the Clifden-Ballyconneely R341 Road. The proposed development also includes for upgrade works to the existing access arrangement. |
| 23254 | Conditional | 29 Sept 2023 | 1 | 277 m | to retain a house on revised site boundaries from those originally granted under pl. ref. 95/2212 & to relocate & upgrade an existing septic tank, incorporating a new proprietary sewage treatment unit followed by a Premiertec Ecoflow Filtering unit & all associated site works |
| 2260906 | Conditional | 4 Apr 2023 | 0 | 248 m | for a) New Veterinary Clinic building and yard, b) sewage treatment plant and percolation area, c) internal road and carparking, d) realignment of the access junction onto the R341 to include widening of local road and construction of new footpath, e) along with all ancillary site works and site services. Gross floor area of proposed works: 317.25 sqm |
| 235 | Conditional | 7 Mar 2023 | 1 | 335 m | for an amendment to a permitted residential development (granted permission by Galway County Council under PI. Ref. No: 21/2264). Works are being proposed on lands located within the original site boundary in addition to lands outside/abutting the previously permitted site. The development will consist of: The replacement of proposed Unit No's. 16 and 17 (2 no. Type C units - 3 bed detached units) with 2 no. House Type A units - 4 bed detached units. Gross floor space of proposed works: 372sqm |
| 221119 | Refused | 14 Dec 2022 | 1 | 253 m | for the construction of a dwelling house of 154 sqm with a sewage system and ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 154 sqm |
| 2260744 | Refused | 13 Sept 2022 | 1 | 309 m | to construct a new dwelling house, effluent treatment system and polishing filter as well as all ancillary site works.Gross floor space of proposed works 266.80 sqm. |
| 2260182 | Conditional | 26 Jul 2022 | 1 | 345 m | to construct a new dwelling house, effluent treatment system and polishing filter, new vehicular entrance as well as all ancillary site works and site services. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 316594 | — | Refused | 3 Jan 2025 | 248 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
- 25 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 29 Sept 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Galway County Council before relying on it.