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Leitir Mealláin , Truskin , Co. Galway

of dwellinghouse, two garage/stores and associated services on revised site boundaries

Observations close 12 Oct 2026 18 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 5 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 30 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2661516 · full record
Authority
Galway County Council
Type
RETENTION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
1
Floor area
111 m²
Site area
2,130 m²
Received
5 Sept 2026
We first saw it
22 Sept 2026, 16:10
Decision due
30 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/2661516/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661516 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 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
2661261Conditional15 Sept 20260450 mchun céimeanna nua agus rampa a thógáil ag an príomh doras agus na hoibreacha suímh uile a bhaineann leis. Baineann an t-iarratas seo le hobair ar Struchtúr Cosanta
2360503Conditional5 Jun 20241305 mfor the development consisting of refurbishment and upgrading works [including (where necessary) replacement of existing poles along the existing overhead electricity line, minor ground works e.g. replacement or installation of stays, and maintenance or improvement works]; and all associated ancillary works including the provision of temporary accessways. Replacement poles will be constructed at, or immediately adjacent to, the existing structures that they will replace. Replacement poles will have a maximum height of 12m above ground; and be similar in appearance to existing poles. Planning permission is sought for a 10 year period. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application
23315Conditional3 Oct 20231352 mdo bhóthar rochtana nua agus carrchlós. Beidh soláthar bhóthar rochtana nua agus carrchlós le freastal ar fhoirgneamh Reatha Chomhar Chuigéal mar chuid den fhorbairt. Beidh 30 spás sa gcarrchlos, ar a n-áirítear spás inrochtana páirceála amháin, 2 spás luchtála do feithiclí leictreacha, cheithre spás páirceála do mhionbhusanna (dhá spás luchtála do feithiclí leictreacha san áireamh), athruithe ar an mbealach iontrála chuig an sufomh agus na hoibreacha gaolmhara ar fad
22505Conditional9 Jun 20221426 mfor 1) changes of elevations and floor plans, 2) existing entrance on previously granted planning ref: 06/3652. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 177.12 sqm

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 5 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 12 Oct 2026
  • 5 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.