Observation pack · Galway County Council

Cregaclare Demesne , Adrahan , Co. Galway

& completion of a dwellinghouse, and effluent treatment system & percolation area on a site with revised site boundaries to those previously granted permission under pl. ref. no. 23/61510 & 22/60718 and for all ancillary services and associated site works

Observations close 23 Oct 2026 10 days left

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

The application

Reference: 2661579 · 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: 223 m²
Site area: 2,246 m²
Received: 18 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 29 Sept 2026, 23:03
Decision due: 12 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/2661579/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661579 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 23 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

Recorded monument × 1
R185030

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2561895	Conditional	20 Feb 2026	0	13 m	to construct 1. a community centre, 2.multipurpose sports centre, 3. new wastewater treatment system and all associated services
2560922	Conditional	23 Sept 2025	1	53 m	to construct 4 houses on their own individual sites with domestic garages on sites 1 to 3, along with individual onsite wastewater treatment systems and all associated works. Permission is also being sought to extend the existing public footpath and set back the existing roadside boundary wall. Gross floor space of proposed works: 870.61 sqm(H), 120.00 sqm(G)
2361510	Conditional	15 Feb 2024	1	0 m	for the change of dwelling house plans to those previously approved under pl. ref. no. 22/60718, permission is also sought for the construction of a domestic garage and for all ancillary services and site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 203.00 sqm (House) 33 sqm (Garage)
2360539	Conditional	8 Feb 2024	0	57 m	for the development consisting of: a change of use and general alterations to the proposed structure (RPS Ref No. 883, NIAH Ref 30340004), and lands within the curtilage of the protected structure comprising of: (a) A material change of use from a dwelling house to a guesthouse, with internal modifications to accommodate 5 no. guesthouse bedrooms, (b) Demolition of non-original two storey addition to the rear, measuring 27m2, (c) Demolition of non-original detached shed to the rear and affronting the public road, measuring 41m2, (d) Conservation and refurbishment of the existing two storey house to include: (i) Replacement of existing uPVC windows with timber sliding sash windows, (ii) Localised roof repairs, replacement of rainwater goods, (iii) Removal of existing render and re-rendering in lime render, (iv) Internal modifications to accommodate change of use, (v) Associated mechanical, electrical and fire safety upgrade works, (e) New single storey extension to the rear of the protected structure and affronting the public road, which incorporates 2 no. guesthouse bedrooms, lounge area, café, kitchen, and toilets, measuring 290m2, (f) New vehicular entrance, on site car parking, bin stores and boundary wall to public road, (g) Existing sub-standard septic tank to be replaced with proposed secondary treatment system and soil polishing filter, (h) All associated site services, signage, drainage, landscaping and ancillary works
221255	Conditional	22 Feb 2023	0	168 m	for a mural at Ardrahan Village.
2260852	Conditional	19 Oct 2022	1	273 m	(1) To construction an extension to the existing dwelling house to include renovation and attic conversion (2) To upgrade the existing septic tank to a treatment unit and all associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works 102.46 sq m.
2260718	Conditional	13 Oct 2022	1	0 m	to construct a dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 241.70 sqm
212510	Conditional	13 May 2022	1	0 m	to construct a dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 246.97 sqm

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
324103	—	Withdrawn	24 Feb 2026	477 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

18 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 23 Oct 2026
18 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 29 Sept 2026, 23:03. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Galway County Council before relying on it.