Observation pack · Galway County Council
Gortroe , Corrandulla , Co.Galway
For the demolition of the existing house and construction of a new dwelling house, domestic garage, water treatment system and all other associated works and ancillary services
Observations close 4 Dec 2026 20 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 30 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 2 Jan 2027
The application
- Reference
- 2661788 · full record
- Authority
- Galway County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Units
- 1
- Floor area
- 247 m²
- Site area
- 3,299 m²
- Received
- 30 Oct 2026
- Decision due
- 2 Jan 2027
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/2661788/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661788at 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 4 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.
- 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.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660557 | Refused | 9 Jul 2026 | 1 | 0 m | for single story private dwelling house , domestic garage and on site waste water treatment system with all other site services |
| 2561719 | Conditional | 22 Jan 2026 | 169 m | for construction of a machinery shed, manure pit, equine shed with stables, feed store and underground effluent storage tank along with all associated site works | |
| 2561471 | Conditional | 2 Dec 2025 | 202 m | for the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing OHL circuit conductor wires with a new higher capacity conductor between structure no. 81 and 161; the replacement of angle masts in-situ at 3no. locations, with similar structures; the painting of a tower at 1no. location; the replacement of polesets at 54no. locations, with similar structures. The change in structures will result in standardised heights from 16 m to 23 m along the circuit. The majority of the height increases will be between 0.1 m and 2.0 m (at 40no. structures), with 13no. structure replacements resulting in no change in height. Structure no. 109 will increase in height by 3.0 m; the replacement of insulating and ancillary hardware at all structures from structure no. 81 to 160; the replacement of stay wire / anchors and associated fittings at 3no. locations; the replacement of crossarms at 59no. locations; the installation of fibre wrap on phase conductor between structure no. 1 and structure no. 161; all associated temporary site development works to gain access to the existing structures including the removal and reinstatement of 220m of hedgerow / field boundary (estimated using Táilte Éireann data), vegetation clearance and management, disassembly and reassembly of gate posts / piers and removal and reinstatement of existing fencing; and other temporary associated and ancillary site development works required for the purpose of the uprate of the existing circuit, including construction compounds, silt traps, silt fences, vegetation clearance and management, stone tracks, ground protection mats, infrastructure crossing support systems (i.e., guard poles) and a temporary watercourse crossing to access structure no. 160. Where required, an aerial catenary stringing system will be used to facilitate stringing operations over major obstacles, e.g., national roads, rivers, etc. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application | |
| 2561176 | Conditional | 15 Oct 2025 | 1 | 84 m | for the construction of a two storey dwelling house and detached garage, with a domestic wastewater treatment system, and all associated site services Incl. connections |
| 2561104 | Conditional | 7 Oct 2025 | 1 | 44 m | for the construction of a single dwelling house, domestic garage, a proprietary wastewater effluent treatment unit, percolation area and all associated site services |
| 2561046 | Conditional | 11 Sept 2025 | 1 | 165 m | for the construction of a single dwelling house, domestic garage, a Ter 3 Tertiary Effluent Treatment System & associated percolation area and all associated site services, including for the demolition of existing farm shed structures |
| 25151 | Conditional | 13 Aug 2025 | 1 | 3 m | for the construction of a single storey dwelling house, with a domestic store/garage, and all associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works: (H) 172 sqm & (G) 61 sqm |
| 2461030 | Conditional | 6 Nov 2024 | 1 | 131 m | for (1). the extensive renovation of the existing dwelling house (2) the construction of a single storey and a two-storey extension to the existing dwelling & (3) to replace the existing sub-standard septic tank effluent treatment system with a Ter 3 Tertiary Effluent Treatment System & associated Percolation Area. Gross floor space of proposed works: 127.00 sqm |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500786 | Invalid | 16 Feb 2026 | 169 m | |
| 500737 | pending | 6 Feb 2026 | 169 m | |
| 500711 | Invalid | 3 Feb 2026 | 169 m | |
| 500692 | open | 27 Jan 2026 | 270 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
- 30 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 4 Dec 2026
- 30 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Nov 2026, 23:00. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Galway County Council before relying on it.