Srahaunnagort or Thornfield , Ballygar , Co. Galway
for the construction of a new two storey extension to an existing dwelling house, alterations to existing elevations and refurbishment of existing dwelling house and upgrade of existing domestic wastewater treatment system, and all associated site works
The application
- Reference
- 2661694 · 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
- 165 m²
- Site area
- 3,171 m²
- Received
- 9 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
- Decision due
- 3 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/2661694/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661694at 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 13 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.
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
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2560412 | Conditional | 28 May 2025 | 1 | 305 m | for, as constructed, car port, garage with ancillary granny flat which differs to that granted under PD 07/5406 and all ancillary site development works. Gross floor area of works retained: 97.00 sqm(granny flat), 52.00 sqm(car port) - SPLIT DECISION : GRANT PERMISSION to retain as constructed car port and to retain as constructed garage REFUSE PERMISSION FOR ancillary granny flat use |
| 2460474 | Conditional | 21 Jan 2025 | 0 | 0 m | for decommissioning and removal from the site of the existing steel modular site welfare unit 23 m², tanks, pipework, existing boundary fence and all other associated clearance works; construction of a new below-ground storm water tank along with all associated ancillary equipment; construction of a new below-ground circular primary settling tank; construction of a new stormwater overflow outfall from the proposed stormwater tank discharging to Ballygar Stream; construction of a new below ground forward feed pumping station downstream of the proposed primary settling tank to lift flows to the proposed trickling filter splitter chamber; construction of 2 no. new below-ground final settlement tanks,; construction of 6 no. new sludge drying reed beds (SDRB); provision of 2 no. new progressive cavity pumps. Construction of a new below-ground SDRB and sludge recirculation pump sump; construction of a new below-ground final effluent pumping station and approximately 2.5km of rising main and approximately 328m of 225mm gravity sewer network and associated manholes and headwall for discharge to the River Suck; and construction of a control building to include a laboratory, workshop/storage room, control room, toilets and kitchenette of approximately 123 m² and approximately 5m in height with up to approximately 62 m² of roof mounted solar panels. All associated works including all associated interconnecting above and below ground pipework, valves, telemetry, plant and equipment, construction of an internal access road, 3 no. parking spaces, EV charge point, replacement of existing security fencing with new security fencing of 2.4m high green steel palisade fence, generator with integrated fuel storage tank, lighting columns of maximum height 6m and landscaping. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement. Gross floor space of proposed works: 123 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 23 sqm |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
What has happened on this file
- 9 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 13 Nov 2026
- 9 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.