Observation pack · Galway County Council
Mountbellew Demense , Mountbellew , Balinasloe
to demolish old garden shed & permission to construct a store for storage of industrial coatings and all associated site works
Observations close 12 Nov 2026 13 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 8 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 2 Dec 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2661684 · full record
- Authority
- Galway County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 4,126 m²
- Received
- 8 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
- Decision due
- 2 Dec 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/2661684/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661684at 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 12 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
No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.
Designations on or near the site
- Recorded monument × 1R153478
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660411 | Conditional | 20 Jul 2026 | 0 | 424 m | for a change of use to takeaway restaurant from a retail/commercial unit as previously granted under pl. ref. No.03/1224 and all associated works |
| 2660669 | Conditional | 23 Jun 2026 | 0 | 264 m | for the construction of a single storey extension to the existing storage building and associated site works |
| 2660412 | Conditional | 8 May 2026 | 0 | 400 m | for extensions and alterations to existing 2-storey commercial office building, and all associated site development and external works |
| 2560911 | Conditional | 5 Feb 2026 | 1 | 160 m | for the construction of 39 no. residential units on an infill development site in the townland of Treanrevagh, Mountbellew, Co. Galway. The development will consist of: •1 x Type A Block of 4 no. 2 bed 2 storey terraced houses (4 no. units), •2 x Type B Block of 3 no. 2 bed 2 storey terraced houses (6 no. units), 1 x Type C Block of 2 no. 3 bed 2 storey semi-detached houses (2 no. units), •1 x Type C1 Block of 2 no. 3 bed 2 storey semi-detached houses (2 no. units), •1 x Type D Block of 4 no. 2 bed 2 storey terraced houses (4 no. units), •1 x Type D1 Block of 4 no. 2 bed 2 storey terraced houses (4 no. units), •1 x Type E Block of 5 no. 2 bed terraced houses (5 no. units), •1 x Type F Block of 3 no. 2 storey terraced houses, comprising 2 no. 2 beds and 1 no. 3 bed (3 no. units),•1 x Type G Block of 5 no. bungalow terraced houses, comprising 4 no. 2 beds and 1 no. 3 bed (5 no. units), •1 x Type H Block of 4 no. 2 bed bungalow terraced houses (4 no. units). The proposed development includes; •Provision for pedestrian and vehicular connection onto the R358 College road, via the permitted/existing access road and junction to the south, •Connection to a proposed temporary on-site proprietary treatment plant and pumping station, together with the provision for tertiary pre-treatment of effluent, prior to discharge to the Uisce Éireann sewer network and Mountbellew Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The proposed development is also designed to provide for an option for direct discharge of effluent to the Uisce Éireann sewer network once the upgrade to the Mountbellew WWTP is operational. •The proposed development includes for connection to the public mains water supply, surface water drainage arrangements, provision of public open space areas with a playground, private open space areas, internal roads, footpaths, bicycle parking, public lighting, landscaping and boundary treatments, together with all associated site works and services. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 3221.40 sqm |
| 2561426 | Conditional | 7 Jan 2026 | 0 | 237 m | for private dwelling house and domestic garage on revised site boundaries |
| 2461745 | Conditional | 4 Feb 2025 | 1 | 151 m | for extension to existing dwelling to include all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 102.80 sqm |
| 2461477 | Refused | 16 Dec 2024 | 1 | 336 m | for the construction of 25 No. Residential Units. The development will consist of 4 No. 2 Bed 2 Storey Terrace houses - Type A (4 units), 2 No. 2 Bed 2 Storey Semi detached houses - Type B (2 units), 2 No. 3 Bed & 2 No. 2 Bed 2 Storey Terrace house - Type C (4 units), 3 No. 2 bed 2 Storey Terrace houses -Type D (3 units), 12 No. 3 Bed 2 Storey Terrace houses in 3 No. Blocks - Type E (12 units) the development also includes:Provision for pedestrian and vehicular connection onto the R358 College Road,Via the permitted / existing access road and junction to the south.Connection to public mains water supply and wastewater arrangements as agreed with Irish Water,public and private open spaces, footpaths,public lighting,landscaping,boundary treatments together with all associated site works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 2461.80 sqm |
| 2460883 | Conditional | 6 Sept 2024 | 0 | 466 m | for; (A) construction of a covered dungstead, (B) construction of a feed shed, (C) construction of a new roof and extension to existing agricultural cubicle shed with underground slatted slurry storage tanks, (D) demolition of existing milking parlour, dairy, plant room, drafting & handling facilities & ancillary rooms to be replaced with a new milking parlour, drafting & handling facilities, dairy, plant room, to include new classroom, training room, viewing gallery, canteen, office, wc facilities and installation of a domestic wastewater treatment system with polishing filter, (E) erection of a new meal bin and water storage tank, (F) construction of an underground slatted soiled water storage tank and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 1,279.00 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 493.00 sqm |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500901 | — | Granted with conditions | 30 Jun 2026 | 160 m |
| 319267 | — | Refused | 23 Jan 2025 | 166 m |
| 317614 | — | Granted with conditions | 17 Jun 2024 | 19 m |
| 313095 | — | Withdrawn | 24 May 2023 | 19 m |
| 310047 | — | Granted with conditions | 17 Jan 2022 | 19 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
- 8 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 12 Nov 2026
- 8 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Galway County Council before relying on it.