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Observation pack · Galway County Council

Forramoyle East , Barna , Co Galway

of planning reference 21/369, for the demolition of: the existing front porch, eastern side projection, and 1 chimney stack; the construction of: a first floor pitched roof extension to the western elevation, a 2 storey rear extension and boundary wall along the eastern boundary of the site, a rear single storey outbuilding; the provision of 2 roof lights to the front slope of the existing main roof and a dormer extension to the rear, new raised soil polishing filter and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 199 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 139.9 sqm. Gross floor space of demolition works: 16.7 sqm

Observations close 13 Oct 2026 19 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 8 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 2 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
26224 · 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
2,599 m²
Received
8 Sept 2026
We first saw it
22 Sept 2026, 16:10
Decision due
2 Nov 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/26224/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 26224 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Submit before 13 Oct 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.
  5. 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

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

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2661280Conditional16 Sept 20261418 mfor a new dwelling house with on-site wastewater treatment system, domestic garage and all associated works
2561916Conditional11 Aug 2026197 mfor a two storey three bedroom dwelling house, a domestic effluent treatment plant and percolation area and all associated site works including a new entrance
2660517Conditional14 Jul 20261398 mfor the construction of a two storey four bedroom dwelling house, a domestic effluent treatment plant and percolation area and all associated site works including a new entrance
2660515Conditional14 Jul 20261411 mfor the construction of a two storey four bedroom dwelling house, a domestic effluent treatment plant & percolation area and all associated site works including a new entrance
2660247Conditional10 Apr 20261327 mfor a new single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling, alterations to dormer window at the rear of existing roof plus a new garden shed with associated site works. SPLIT DECISION - Grant Extension. Refuse Garden shed
2660216Conditional31 Mar 20261423 mfor the alterations and additions to the existing dwelling house including; 1. the removal of the existing front sunroom to be replaced with a new front entrance hall extension, 2. the conversion of the existing attached garage to habitable living space, 3. the provision of a new shed, 4. modifications to the internal layout and fenestration & 5. the widening of the existing site entrance along with all the associated site works
2561684Conditional20 Jan 20260418 mof revised boundaries of development previously approved under planning ref: 19/1983
2561681Conditional20 Jan 20260454 mand completion of minor elevational changes, ancillary building revisions and minor adjustment to landscape and finishes of the development previously approved under planning permission ref: 19/1983

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
318217—Granted7 Apr 2026461 m
318220—Granted with conditions7 Apr 2026461 m
313077—Refused20 Jun 2023490 m
313799—pending26 May 2022483 m
302848—Granted with conditions6 Dec 2021461 m
302885—Granted6 Dec 2021461 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

  • 8 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 13 Oct 2026
  • 8 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Galway County Council before relying on it.