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Observation pack · Galway County Council

Claggernagh West , Portumna , Co. Galway

for the; (a) construction of a new dwelling, (b) construction of a domestic garage/store, (c) wasterwater treatment system with polishing filter, (d) new site entrance & (e) all associated site works on revised site boundaries previously granted under plan ref No. 25/166

Observations close 12 Nov 2026 13 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 8 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 2 Dec 2026

The application

Reference
26267 · full record
Authority
Galway County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
1
Floor area
270 m²
Site area
2,958 m²
Received
8 Oct 2026
We first saw it
14 Oct 2026, 01:45
Decision due
2 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/26267/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 26267 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 12 Nov 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
26120Conditional13 Jul 2026185 mof planning ref. 21/449, for ref. No. 19/1061 for a new dwelling and domestic garage, Wastewater Treatment System with polishing filter, new site entrance and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works house-250 sqm, garage-34.5sqm
25166Conditional2 Sept 202510 mfor: (a) construction of a new dwelling, (b) construction of a new garage, (c) waste water treatment system with percolation area, (d) new site enterance and (e) all associated site works. Gross floor space of works: (H) 270 sqm & (G) 60.16 sqm
2260148Conditional3 Jun 2022170 mfor (a) the construction of two single storey extensions to the gable ends of the existing dwelling house, (b) the construction of a domestic garage and all associated site services. Gross floor area of works to be retained: 24.8 sqm
211717Conditional8 Nov 2021148 mfor planning permission for change of house plans previously granted under permission number 20/1204 along with permission to construct a domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, percolation area, new site entrance and all associated site works (previously granted). Gross floor space of proposed works: 194.56 sqm.

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 8 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 12 Nov 2026
  • 8 Oct 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Galway County Council before relying on it.