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Observation pack · Galway County Council

Ballyquirke west , Moycullen , Co. Galway

for the construction of two new semi-detached dwellings, including the provision of new vehicular entrances, boundary treatments, external works, site services, landscaping, connections to public utilities & all ancillary site development works

Observations close 9 Oct 2026 18 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 4 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 29 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2661514 · full record
Authority
Galway County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
PRE_VALIDATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
1
Floor area
260 m²
Site area
796 m²
Received
4 Sept 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
29 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661514/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661514 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 9 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
2660604Refused11 Jun 2026065 mfor the construction of 2 no. lightweight commercial units and associated site works
2561804Conditional16 Apr 20261464 mfor; 1) subdivision of an existing site, 2) change of use of an existing detached garage to a dwelling house on its own site, 2) retention of a first floor and other minor changes to an existing garage as constructed, 3) construction of a ground floor extension to the front and side and first floor side dormer and alterations to same, 4) new sewerage treatment system, 5) construction of a new detached domestic garage & 6) provision of a new vehicle entrance onto a private right of way and all associated works
2561171Conditional15 Oct 20251217 mfor front porch extension to dwelling house with all associated works and ancillary services
2560805Conditional12 Aug 20251202 mfor a fully serviced dwelling house, separate domestic garage/shed with connections to all associated public services. Gross floor space of proposed works: House 228.12 sqm & Garage 46.97 sqm
2461357Conditional15 Apr 20251420 mto demolish an existing derelict cottage and construct a new two-storey house; renovate existing outbuilding to accommodate a study room; boiler house and garden store, to include all ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 262.44 sqm (house) & 26.28 sqm (study) & 47.75 (boiler/shed). Gross floor space of any demolition: 35.00 sqm
2461694Refused28 Mar 20250128 mto construct a lightweight commercial unit and associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 470 sqm
2474Conditional17 Feb 20250425 mfor proposed 19 additional holiday cabins (2 no. 2-Bedroom single storey; 2 no. 3-Bedroom two storey; 12 no. 3-Bedroom two storey and 3 no. 4-Bedroom two storey units) with all ancillary services, supported by a Natura Impact Statement and an Appropriate Assessment Screening Report. Gross floor space of proposed works: 2178.20 sqm
2460919Conditional1 Nov 20241369 mto subdivide the existing site including revision to boundaries, services and vehicular access to serve the existing dwellinghouse and to construct a proposed single four-bedroom detached house with vehicular and pedestrian access and all associated site works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 211.60 sqm

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
323271Other6 Nov 20256 m
320712Granted with conditions20 Mar 2025262 m
315906Refused26 Feb 2024446 m
309636Granted with conditions21 Dec 2022465 m
312592pending26 Jan 2022381 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

  • 4 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 9 Oct 2026
  • 4 Sept 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.