Course , Castleblakeney , Ballinasloe
To extend and refurbish an existing 2 storey building, demolish existing single storey extensions at front and rear, install a new proprietary sewage treatment system with percolation area, and all associated site development works
The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.
The application
- Reference
- 2661650 · full record
- Authority
- Galway County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Units
- 1
- Floor area
- 132 m²
- Site area
- 2,228 m²
- Received
- 2 Oct 2026
- Decision due
- 26 Nov 2026
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/2661650/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661650at 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 6 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.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26163 | Conditional | 4 Nov 2026 | 452 m | to construct a storage shed (gross floor area 110sqm) & associated site works | |
| 2660579 | Conditional | 30 Jun 2026 | 286 m | consisting of: (i) the demolition of existing single storey classrooms and associated access and (ii) the proposed erection of a new single storey modular classroom with accompanying access & associated site works | |
| 2660141 | Conditional | 24 Mar 2026 | 287 m | to decommission existing septic tank and percolation area serving existing school buildings and replace with new wastewater treatment system and Ter 3 Packaged Tertiary Unit and all ancillary site works | |
| 25213 | Conditional | 17 Oct 2025 | 146 m | to extend and roof existing manure pit. Construct storage shed to include all associated site works | |
| 2454 | Conditional | 4 Sept 2024 | 1 | 449 m | for a car storage yard and associated site works |
| 23281 | Conditional | 28 Aug 2023 | 200 m | to construct hay/straw/machinery storage shed & to extend & roof existing collection/exercise yard to include concrete apron & all associated site works | |
| 221228 | Refused | 14 Feb 2023 | 429 m | of a single storey, masonry constructed extension to existing garage with a metal profile roof, containing 3 no. stables and a solid fuel storage area to the rear of the existing dwelling. Gross floor space of proposed works: 80.6sqm | |
| 2260458 | Conditional | 1 Feb 2023 | 1 | 260 m | for construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage/fuel store, proprietary treatment system, percolation area and associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 247.90 sqm |
What has happened on this file
- 2 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 6 Nov 2026
- 2 Oct 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.