Observation pack · Galway County Council

Carraroe , 3 Sli na H’Aiteann , Galway

for changes of existing two story dwelling: (a)single story rear extension, (b) domestic garage, (c) attic storage conversion with stairs, (d) modification to elevations including material change & (e) modification to internal layout of building

Observations close 2 Nov 2026 22 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 28 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 22 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 2661621 · full record
Authority: Galway County Council
Type: RETENTION
Status: PRE_VALIDATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 665 m²
Received: 28 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 7 Oct 2026, 01:19
Decision due: 22 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/2661621/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661621 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 2 Nov 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

Code	Objective	Plan	In force
N1.5 Airport	Transport Infrastructure: Facilitate the provision and maintenance of essential transportation infrastructure	GA-001:DP:galway-county-development-plan-2022-2028	20 Jun 2022 → 19 Jun 2028
R2 Existing residential	Residential Existing: To protect and improve residential amenities of existing residential areas	GA-001:DP:galway-county-development-plan-2022-2028	20 Jun 2022 → 19 Jun 2028

An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.

Sources: GALWAYCO GA-001:DP:galway-county-development-plan-2022-2028, GALWAYCO GA-001:DP:galway-county-development-plan-2022-2028 · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
GALWAYCO GA-001:DP:galway-county-development-plan-2022-2028	—	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
GALWAYCO GA-001:DP:galway-county-development-plan-2022-2028	—	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open

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
2660409	Conditional	20 Jul 2026	0	494 m	chun (a) seid na bhfear (Aonad 7) nua a thógáil, agus (b) ceangal a dhéanamh leis na seirbhísí eastáit reatha mar aon le hoibreacha & seirbhísí láithreáin eile gaolmhara a dhéanamh
2660592	Conditional	18 Jun 2026	1	269 m	for change of use of original office/laundry to 1 no. residential house along with all ancillary works, previous planning ref. no. 34464
2561262	Refused	28 Oct 2025	1	436 m	and completion of minor internal and elevation alterations to the existing dwelling house previously approved under Planning Reference 9533, 22001 & 00/1435 and to retain and complete side extension to the existing dwelling house containing basement level and ground floor offices
2560385	Refused	28 May 2025	1	436 m	is sought to retain and complete alterations and extension to existing dwelling house previously approved under Planning Reference 22001 & 00/1435
2460278	Refused	5 Nov 2024	0	367 m	for the demolition of an existing unoccupied single-storey structure. The construction of a new single-storey building to accommodate two special-education-needs classrooms and associated ancillary rooms. The provision of six new car parking spaces and a new gated access from the public road. All associated plant, landscaping and drainage works required to facilitate the development. Gross floor space of proposed works: 198 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 75 sqm
2360504	Conditional	5 Jun 2024	1	380 m	for the development consisting of the provision of 2 No. new single pole structures and 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 and the new 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
2361197	Conditional	23 Apr 2024	1	391 m	chun cead coinneála ar athrú usáide d’ionad miondíola ceadaithe faoi pl. ref. 04/5420 go ionad bialainne/bialann beir leat agus oibreacha eile coimhdeacha
2361397	Refused	25 Jan 2024	0	365 m	of change of use of ground floor apartment to doctors surgery and associated internal and external alterations. Planning permission is sought for: a) a single storey extension of existing doctors surgery to the rear of existing building, b) internal and external alterations and c) all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 43.20 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 34.80 sqm

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
314565	—	Refused	6 Dec 2023	490 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

28 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 2 Nov 2026
28 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 7 Oct 2026, 01:19. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Galway County Council before relying on it.