Observation pack · Galway County Council

Mountbellew Demesne , Grattan Park (Site No. 29) , Mountbellew

to erect dwelling house, domestic garage and all associated services

Observations close 21 Oct 2026 6 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 16 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 10 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 2661565 · 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: 206 m²
Site area: 1,066 m²
Received: 16 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
Decision due: 10 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

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661565/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661565 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.
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.
Submit before 21 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.
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

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2660761	Conditional	20 Aug 2026	1	320 m	for the construction of a new two-storey dwelling house, domestic garage, and all associated site works
2560972	Conditional	22 Jan 2026	1	413 m	for a residential development comprising of 30. No. houses. The development will consist of (1) the demolition of an existing derelict dwelling; (2) the construction of 2 no. two-storey four-bedroom detached houses, 3 no. two-storey four-bedroom semi-detached houses, 19 no. two-storey three-bedroom semi-detached houses and 6 no. two storey three-bedroom terrace houses; (3) Provision for a temporary on-site wastewater treatment system and pumping station, prior to discharge to the Uisce Éireann sewer network and Mountbellew Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP); (4) Provision for pedestrian and vehicular connection onto the N63 (Tuam road), via upgrades to the existing access road and junction to the south, together with removal of existing entrance walls; (5) Provision for connection to the public mains water supply, surface water drainage arrangements, provision of public open space areas with play area, homezones and surface parking, private open space areas, internal roads & footpaths, bicycle parking, public lighting, landscaping and boundary treatments, together with all associated site works and services. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 3,864 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 220 sqm
2460246	Conditional	4 Jul 2024	1	65 m	to erect a dwelling house, waste treatment system, percolation area, along with all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 243.90 sqm
2360724	Conditional	20 Feb 2024	1	470 m	for alterations & extensions to existing dwellinghouse including: 1. (a) demolition of existing porch to front of existing dwelling, 1. (b) demolition of existing dormers to front existing dwelling, 1. (c) demolition of existing sun lounge to rear of existing dwelling, 2. proposed two storey extension to rear of existing dwelling incorporating hall/link, wc & sun lounge at ground floor level, master bedroom, ensuite & walk in wardrobe at first floor level, 3. (a) proposed rooflights replacing dormer windows to front elevation, 3. (b) proposed front door & glazing replacing porch to front elevation & associated works
2361045	Refused	27 Oct 2023	1	65 m	to erect a dwellinghouse (area 243.90sqm), waste treatment system, percolation area, along with all associated site works
2360087	Conditional	26 Oct 2023	1	404 m	to construct a 2 meter wide walking track, lighting & all associated site works
2360885	Conditional	22 Sept 2023	1	423 m	of domestic garage/fuel store and all associated site works
2360364	Refused	30 May 2023	1	65 m	to erect a dwelling house (area 243.90m²), waste treatment system, percolation area along with all associated site works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

16 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 21 Oct 2026
16 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.