Observation pack · Galway County Council

Ballyconneely , Clifden , Co. Galway

for existing dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and percolation area on revised site boundaries including all associated services

Observations close 21 Oct 2026 4 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: 2661568 · 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: 526 m²
Site area: 4,157 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/2661568/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661568 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
2660166	Conditional	22 Jul 2026	1	300 m	for the demolition of the existing single storey dwelling, removal of the cattle crush and the existing registered wastewater treatment system including percolation area, the extension of the existing previously approved farm shed and its conversion to a single storey dwelling, and the installation of a wastewater treatment system and percolation area together with all associated site works. A Natura Impact Statement is submitted to the planning authority with the application
2560604	Conditional	9 Jul 2025	1	13 m	for change of dwelling house design, layout and location from that previously permitted under planning permission ref. no. 22/61092 and for a shed/store building with all associated works and ancillary service. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS), has been submitted with this application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 220 sqm(H), 26 sqm(G)
2461149	Refused	23 Oct 2024	1	300 m	to demolish and reconstruct the current single-storey dwelling, remove an existing farm shed, construct a general purpose garage, remove the existing registered septic tank and percolation area, and install a wastewater treatment facility and percolation area. A Natura Impact Statement is submitted with this application. Gross floor space of proposed work: 134.00 sqm approx. & 23.65 sqm (garage). Gross floor space of any demolition: 103.50 sqm
2460427	Refused	13 Jun 2024	1	300 m	to demolish and reconstruct the current single-story dwelling, remove an existing farm shed, construct a general-purpose garage, and preserve the existing registered wastewater treatment facility and percolation area. A Natura Impact Statement is submitted with the application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 134 sqm (house) & 23.65 sqm (garage) . Gross floor space of any demolition: 103.5 sqm
2360507	Conditional	5 Jun 2024	1	292 m	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
2361009	Refused	20 Oct 2023	1	300 m	to construct a single-storey extension to an existing single-storey house & demolish part of an existing farm storage shed & convert the remaining shed into a garage & general-purpose store
2261092	Conditional	5 Apr 2023	1	13 m	for dwelling house and private wastewater treatment system with all associated works and ancillary services. A Natura Impact Statement for the proposed development will be submitted with this application. Gross floor space of proposed works 211.08sqm.
212342	Refused	28 Mar 2022	1	13 m	for dwelling house and private wastewater treatment system with all associated works and ancillary services. A Natura Impact Statement for the proposed development will be submitted with this application. Gross floor space of proposed works: House: 210 sqm.

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.