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Observation pack · Galway County Council

An Carn Mór Thiar , An Carn Mór Thiar , Co. Galway

to construct a dwelling house and domestic garage with a waste water treatment plant, percolation area, and all associated site works

Observations close 3 Dec 2026 27 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 29 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 23 Dec 2026

The application

Reference
2661773 · full record
Authority
Galway County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
PRE_VALIDATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
1
Floor area
212 m²
Site area
2,574 m²
Received
29 Oct 2026
We first saw it
3 Nov 2026, 23:01
Decision due
23 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/2661773/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661773 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 3 Dec 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

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2660952Conditional28 Jul 20261284 mfor the consruction of a single dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water effluent treatment unit, percolation area and all associated site services
2561314Conditional18 Mar 20260413 mto construct a domestic garage
2561226Conditional23 Oct 2025174 mfor the construction of new dwelling along with domestic garage, treatment septic tank and all associated site works
25111Conditional3 Jul 20250332 mto demolish exisitng 3 No derelict farm buildings and to construct 2 No agricultural sheds for storage of animals, fodder, calving pens and for organic farming use and permission to construct garage for domestic use and all associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works: (G) 55 sqm & (S) 118 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 147.5 sqm
2560498Conditional17 Jun 20251311 mfor the construction of new dwelling along with garage, treatment septic tank system and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 206.00 sqm(h), 40.5 sqm(G)
2560288Conditional13 May 20251316 mfor the consruction of a single dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water effluent treatment unit, percolation area and all associated site services. Gross floor area of proposed works: 233.40 sqm (dwelling house) and 60.00 sqm (garage)
2461455Conditional13 Dec 20240226 mand permission for new development at this supported living Community Dwelling. The development will consist /consists of: a) Retention of existing single storey garage to the rear, b) Retention of existing front porch, c) Retention of existing rear conservatory, d) Retention of existing alterations to elevations to those granted under Planning Ref 04/2757, e) Creation of a new supported living apartment & activity space in existing garage, f) Erection of new solar PV panels to existing roof, g) Alterations to existing east & west side elevations, h) Creation of 10 total car parking spaces, i) Alterations to existing site boundaries, j) Associated site development works. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 117.20 sqm (G), 19.40 sqm (ext)
2460923Conditional12 Sept 20241457 mto develop a community playground, to cater for 3-12year olds and all ancillary works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
317208—Granted with conditions13 Mar 2024332 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

  • 29 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 3 Dec 2026
  • 29 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.