Observation pack · Galway County Council
Cuscarrick , Loughrea , Co. Galway
for changes to the roof design to that previously granted under planning reference number 16/736. Permission for the conversion of the existing attic/storage space to habitable space to include new roof lights, changes to the external elevations to include new window and door openings, changes to internal layout and all associated site services
Observations close 26 Nov 2026 21 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 22 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 16 Dec 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2661746 · full record
- Authority
- Galway County Council
- Type
- RETENTION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 1
- Floor area
- 81 m²
- Site area
- 1,584 m²
- Received
- 22 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 3 Nov 2026, 23:01
- Decision due
- 16 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/2661746/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661746at 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 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| N1.5 Airport | Transport Infrastructure: Facilitate the provision and maintenance of essential transportation infrastructure | loughrea local area plan 2024 2030 | 26 Aug 2024 → 25 Aug 2030 |
| R1 New residential | Residential Infill: To protect, provide and improve residential areas within the lifetime of this plan | loughrea local area plan 2024 2030 | 26 Aug 2024 → 25 Aug 2030 |
| R2 Existing residential | Residential Existing: To protect and improve residential amenities of existing residential areas | loughrea local area plan 2024 2030 | 26 Aug 2024 → 25 Aug 2030 |
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
- Recorded monument × 1R128613
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2661474 | Conditional | 21 Oct 2026 | 1 | 17 m | for 2 storey extension to the rear, 1st floor extension over single storey to side of house, outdoor balcony area to side of house, alterations to existing elevations, new domestic garage and all ancillary works |
| 2661155 | Conditional | 27 Aug 2026 | 1 | 488 m | for proposed ground floor and first floor extension to the north of an existing two storey dwelling house including associated site works |
| 2560904 | Conditional | 26 Aug 2025 | 2 | 9 m | for the construction of 2 no. 3 bed dwelling houses comprising of a semi-detached block with access via the existing housing estate road ‘The Waterfront’, including connection to public water main and public sewer, together with all associated site work and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 400 sqm |
| 2461430 | Conditional | 18 Dec 2024 | 1 | 197 m | for amendments to previously permitted housing development granted under Pl. Ref. No. 24/60352 to provide for an additional 6 no. houses on an enlarged site. Works include : Extension/enlargement of the area of the housing estate permitted under Pl. Ref. No. 24/60352 by 0.26 hectares to the west. Construction 6 no. houses consisting of 2 no. 2 bed semi-detached 2 storey houses (Type B), 2 no. 3 bed 2 storey semi-detached houses (Type E) and 2 no. 3 bed semi-detached 2 storey houses (Type A). Connection to access and services permitted under Pl. Ref. No. 24/60352, together with all associated site works. Provision of additional communal open space, private open space, car parking including dedicated EV charge spaces, bicycle parking, public lighting, landscaping, boundary treatments, together with all associated site works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 601 sqm |
| 2461411 | Conditional | 5 Dec 2024 | 1 | 101 m | to (a) retain and complete single storey extension to the rear/side of existing dwelling, (b) retain changes to rear and side elevations of existing dwelling and all associated site services. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 22.39 sqm |
| 2460352 | Conditional | 3 Oct 2024 | 1 | 199 m | for the construction of a residential development comprising 14 no. units. The development will consist of: 2 no. 3 bed Semi-detached two storey houses (Type A); 2 no. 2 bed Semi-Detached two storey houses (Type B); 8 no. 2 bed Terraced two storey houses (Type C); 2 no. 3 bed Semi-detached two storey houses (Type D). The proposed development includes: creation of new vehicular entrance onto L-8265 road, pedestrian connection to existing footpath along L-8265 road, connection to public watermain and foul sewer along L-8265 road, to serve the development, provision of communal open space, private open space, car parking including dedicated EV charge spaces, bicycle parking, public lighting, landscaping, revised boundary treatments together with all associated site works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 1,254.00 sqm |
| 2460619 | Conditional | 18 Jul 2024 | 0 | 137 m | and completion (In relation to a permitted 8-house development, previous planning ref. no. 22/60835) for proposed amendments to Site 7 and Site 8 only, comprising of: (1) Converting 2 no. 4-bed semi-detached dwellings into 3 no. 2-bed apartments and 1 no. 1-bed apartment, (2) Small first floor rear extension and therefore increase in overall floor area, (3) Minor alterations to elevations of units including addition of 2 no. external access stairs on rear elevations to access rear garden, (4) subdivision of rear gardens and addition of storage units to each garden, (5) all associated works. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 267.00 sqm |
| 2460531 | Conditional | 3 Jul 2024 | 1 | 472 m | for: 1) partial demolition of an existing toilet, utility, home office & garage & 2) the construction of a structure containing a toilet, utility, home office & store. Gross floor space of proposed works: 36.50 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 24.80 sqm |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323693 | — | Granted with conditions | 15 Jan 2026 | 9 m |
| 311213 | — | Granted with conditions | 8 Feb 2022 | 16 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
- 22 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 26 Nov 2026
- 22 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 3 Nov 2026, 23:01. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Galway County Council before relying on it.