Observation pack · Galway County Council
Ardbear , Clifden , Co Galway
of existing horse stables and storage shed as well as all associated works and ancillary services on lands
Observations close 19 Nov 2026 14 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 15 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 9 Dec 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2661726 · 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
- 551 m²
- Received
- 15 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 28 Oct 2026, 01:34
- Decision due
- 9 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/2661726/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661726at 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 19 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
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| G1 Open space with recreation | Open Space/Recreation & Amenity: To protect and enhance existing open space and provide for recreational and amenity space. | galway county development plan 2022 2028 | 20 Jun 2022 → 19 Jun 2028 |
| N1.5 Airport | Transport Infrastructure: Facilitate the provision and maintenance of essential transportation infrastructure | galway county development plan 2022 2028 | 20 Jun 2022 → 19 Jun 2028 |
| N2.1 Strategic infrastructure | Water/Rivers/Streams: Water | galway county development plan 2022 2028 | 20 Jun 2022 → 19 Jun 2028 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Source: Galway County Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galway County Council development plan zoning | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2661004 | Conditional | 30 Sept 2026 | 1 | 109 m | which involves a protected structure (RPS 805) to comprise: removal/demolition of non historic sub standard two storey extension to rear; construction of new two storey extension to rear comprising dining/kitchen area to ground floor, with bedroom and bathroom to first floor; modifications to existing non historic stud partitions; re roofing to include re use of existing slates and provision of roofing felt; along with demolition of 2 no. substandard outhouses, to include all ancillary siteworks and modifications. This application is accompanied by an NIS report |
| 2660959 | Conditional | 29 Jul 2026 | 1 | 13 m | of Nos.3 & 4 the low road as a single dwelling to include retention of alterations to the front elevation of the houses, retention of rear extension, retention of the minor alterations to the internal layout as well as all ancillary site works and services |
| 2560924 | Refused | 15 Apr 2026 | 0 | 109 m | for development which involves a protected structure (RPS805) to comprise: removal/demolition of non historic substandard extension to rear construction of new two storey extension to rear comprising dining/kitchen area to ground floor, with bedroom and bathroom to first floor; modifications to existing non historic stud partitions; re roofing to include re use of existing slates and provision of roofing felt; along with demolition of substandard out house, to include all ancillary site works and modifications. Gross floor space of proposed works: 18.40 sqm(extension). Gross floor space of any demolition: 9.68 sqm |
| 2660269 | Conditional | 15 Apr 2026 | 1 | 480 m | for change of use of existing dwelling house from Holiday Home use to Private Residential use |
| 2581 | Conditional | 12 Jun 2025 | 0 | 307 m | for an extension and alterations to an existing National School together with all associated services |
| 24272 | Conditional | 21 Jan 2025 | 1 | 286 m | for a single storey pitched roof extensions to the north or front elevation, and the rear southern elevation, changes to the height and roof pitch of the existing roof to tie in with the new extensions, a new roof light to the rear roof, changes to the height and size of existing windows, new composite wood cladding to all external walls and a new 39 sqm artist studio with bathroom adjacent to the entrance to the site with a pitched roof and roof light and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 151 sqm (extension) & 39 sqm (garage) |
| 2461324 | Conditional | 21 Jan 2025 | 0 | 411 m | for the change of use from commercial to residential for the ground floor level of the building to provide a single apartment, using existing parking facilities and services. This application includes for the internal building modifications without making any changes to the external appearance of the building. Gross floor space of proposed works: 134 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 445 sqm |
| 2460950 | Conditional | 17 Sept 2024 | 1 | 218 m | to make alterations and extensions to existing house to include all associated and ancillary site works and landscaping works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 68.6 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 79.1 sqm |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 321144 | — | Granted with conditions | 6 Nov 2025 | 216 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
- 15 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 19 Nov 2026
- 15 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.