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Observation pack · Galway County Council

Cluain Duibh , Moycullen , County Galway

of; a) existing timber framed storage shed, b) demolition of existing timber framed storage shed, c) retention of existing domestic garage and store and d) to construct steel framed storage shed and solid fuel store and all associated services

Observations close 12 Oct 2026 17 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 7 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 1 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
2661521 · full record
Authority
Galway County Council
Type
RETENTION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
—
Site area
2,161 m²
Received
7 Sept 2026
We first saw it
22 Sept 2026, 16:10
Decision due
1 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/2661521/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661521 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
2561836Conditional12 Feb 2026161 mfor change of dwelling house design from that previously permitted under planning permission ref no. 21/2545 with all associated works & ancillary services
2361127Conditional10 Nov 20231119 mfor the development consisting of renovations to the existing house, with a new sunroom extension to the front, plus alterations to existing elevations with associated site works
2360699Conditional15 Aug 20231208 m& complete revisions to the house design previously approved under planning reference no. 22/60253 by altering the roof level & associated works. (Gross floor space of proposed works: House 213.40sq m & Garage 46.97sq m)
22742Conditional14 Feb 20231487 mfor: 1) new extension and alterations to the rear, 2) change of use and alterations from a garage to a study/office, 3) revised site boundaries, previously approved under planning ref. no. 28413. Gross floor space of proposed works: 14 sqm (rear extension). Gross floor space of works to be retained: 24 sqm (garage/office)
2260253Conditional28 Jun 20221208 mfor dwelling house, separate domestic garage, septic tank/effluent treatment system and percolation area/polishing filter and all associated services ( Gross floor space of proposed works: House 213.40sq m & Garage 46.97sq m )
212545Conditional25 Feb 2022161 mfor a dwelling house, garage/shed and private wastewater treatment system with all associated works and ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed works: House: 80.4 sqm, Garage: 40 sqm.

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 7 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 12 Oct 2026
  • 7 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.