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Observation pack · Galway County Council

Cahermorris Bunnahevelly Beg & Glenrevagh , Corrandulla , Co. Galway

of existing 2 No. workshop`s for the purpose of dismantling End of Life vehicles (ELV`s); existing collection vehicle storage shed; existing dry parts storage shed; existing car storage area; existing toilet block; existing site entrance; all associated drainage & services

Observations close 17 Nov 2026 9 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 13 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 7 Dec 2026

The application

Reference
2661710 · full record
Authority
Galway County Council
Type
RETENTION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
—
Site area
1.40 ha
Received
13 Oct 2026
We first saw it
28 Oct 2026, 01:34
Decision due
7 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661710/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661710 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 17 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

  • Recorded monument × 1
    R127383

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2660186Refused1 Apr 20261369 mfor the construction of a domestic extension incorporating a granny flat, alterations to the elevations of the existing dwelling house, retention of a domestic shed, and retention of the existing dwelling house on revised site boundaries, together with a new wastewater treatment plant and percolation area, and all associated site works
22285Conditional27 Apr 2022194 mfor the construction of a new extension to existing dwelling along with demolition of existing sunroom and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 38.2sqm.

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
319307—pending15 Mar 2024262 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

  • 13 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 17 Nov 2026
  • 13 Oct 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 28 Oct 2026, 01:34. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Galway County Council before relying on it.