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Observation pack · Galway County Council

Bellanagarraun , Caherlistrane , Co.Galway

to construct a new serviced dwelling with effluent treatment system & a domestic garage/shed

Observations close 3 Nov 2026 12 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 29 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 23 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
2661627 · 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
197 m²
Site area
2,021 m²
Received
29 Sept 2026
We first saw it
14 Oct 2026, 01:45
Decision due
23 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/2661627/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661627 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 3 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.
  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
2360247Conditional10 May 20231342 mfor a Change of House Plan from that as granted under Planning Ref: 21/1671. Gross floor space of proposed works: 263 sqm
2260266Conditional17 May 2022110 mPermission sought to retain dwelling house, domestic garage & fuel store along associated site works on revised site boundaries on previously approved permission Pl. Ref. No. 13-945
211671Conditional4 Nov 20211345 mfor a change of house plan from that as granted under pl. ref. no. 19/1450. Gross floor space of proposed works: 238 sqm

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 29 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 3 Nov 2026
  • 29 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Galway County Council before relying on it.