Galway County Council

Planning

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Planning Department

 

Address: Planning Department, Galway County Council, Aras an Chontae, Prospect Hill, Galway.
Email: planning@galwaycoco.ie
Telephone No: 091-509000/091-509308
Fax No: (091) 509199
Public Opening Hours: 09:00-16:00 (Wednesday 10:00-16:00)
Map Shop Opening Hours : 09:15-12:30 daily

Planning Fees: List of Planning Fees

Please Note a Change in Validation Service: It is no longer possible to offer an immediate Validation Service, applications will be issued with a planning reference number and validated accordingly. 

Click here for Guides to the Planning System including:

  • Building a House
  • Doing work around the house
  • Farm Development
  • Planning & the Business person

Click here for a link to the Planning & Development Regulations 2001-2012 (Unofficial Consolidations).

 

Send your comments to the Planning Department

 

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Notice
From December 1st 2012 there will be a charge of €10 (per file) for retrieving pre 2011 files from storage. A file cannot be viewed until the €10 charge is paid.
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VARIATION NO 2( TO INCLUDE A WIND ENERGY STRATEGY ) TO THE GALWAY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2009-2015
Notice is hereby given that Variation No. 2 to the Galway County Development Plan 2009-2015 ( TO INCLUDE A WIND ENERGY STRATEGY) was made by Galway County Council on 26th September 2011 in accordance with Section 13 of the Planning and Development Acts 2000 – 2010, the Planning & Development (Strategic Environment Assessment) Regulations, 2004 and the EU Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) Click on title bar to access more details
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VARIATION NO 1 ( CORE STRATEGY) TO THE GALWAY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2009-2015
Notice is hereby given that Variation No. 1 ( Core Strategy) to the Galway County Development Plan 2009-2015 was made by Galway County Council on 21st July 2011 in accordance with Section 13 of the Planning and Development Acts 2000 – 2010, the Planning & Development (Strategic Environment Assessment) Regulations, 2004 and the EU Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC)Click on title bar to access relevant information and documentation
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REGIONAL PLANNING GUIDELINES FOR THE WEST REGION 2010 – 2022.
Regional Planning Guidelines for the West Region 2010 - 2022 were made on the 19th October 2010 by the Members of the West Regional Authority.
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Public Townland Query System
A Bi-lingual Townland search which allows the public to relate the administrative boundaries of Galway County Council to their Townlands i.e. Query Planning Areas, Engineering Areas, Electoral Areas, Electoral Divisions (EDs), Court Areas against your Townland.