2561807
CONDITIONALGalway - Galway County Council
Proposed Development
for the construction of a light industrial unit with ancillary office space, yard space, refuse stores with carparking, bicycle parking, on site surface water drainage, revised boundary treatments, ESB switch room, demolition of existing septic tanks and percolation area, and associated site works including the provision of foul pumping station new wastewater treatment plant and polishing filter to serve both the existing Tecron warehouse to the west of the site and the proposed new unit. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement
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Application received
8 Dec 2025
Further information requested
9 Feb 2026
Further information received
4 Mar 2026
Decision due
28 Apr 2026
Decision: CONDITIONAL
28 Apr 2026
Grant issued
2 Jun 2026
Application Details
- Location
- An Carn Mór Thoir , Oranmore , Co. Galway
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Galway County Council
- Site Area
- 1.254 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 8 December 2025
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 28 April 2026
- Grant Date
- 2 June 2026
- Permission Expires
- 1 June 2031
Location
Planning Applications Nearby
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for: (a) a side extension to the main factory building which was initially granted Planning Permission under Pl Ref No. 38041, (b) Retain alterations to the Front Elevation of the main building and the front elevation of the extension referred to at (a) above, (c) Retain new signage to the front elevation, (d) Retain the removal of welding workshop, (e) Retain a change of use for part of the storage building which was initially granted Planning Permission under Pl Ref No. 01/3977 to trade retail, (f) Retain an existing open storage building at the rear North-East of the site, (g) retain all associated revisions to the site layout and associated site works to accommodate the above and all services by the revised site entrance as granted permission under Planning Reference No. 22/60739. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 1,217.00 sqm
Cairn Mhoir , Thoir , Co. Galway
of: (a) a side extension to the main factory building which was initially granted Planning Permission under Pl Ref No. 38041, (b) alterations to the front elevation of the main building and the front elevation of the extension referred to at (a) above, (c) new signage to the front elevation, (d) the removal of welding workshop (e) a change of use for part of the storage building which was initially granted Planning Permission under Pl Ref No. 01/3977 to trade retail, (f) an existing open storage building at the rear North-East of the site, (g) all associated revisions to the site layout and associated site works to accommodate the above and all services by the revised site entrance as granted permission under Planning Reference No.22/60739. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 1,217.00 sqm
An Carn Mór Thoir , Co. Galway , H91 D294
to a) Retain and complete a side extension to the main factory building which was initially granted Planning Permission under Pl Ref No. 38041 b) Change the Front Elevation of the main building and the extension that it is proposed to retain and complete at (a) above c) to retain a change of use for part of the from Storage building which was initially granted Planning Permission under Pl Ref No. 01/3977 to trade retail d) Retain an existing open storage building at the rear/West of the site, all with all associated site works and revisions to the site layout to accommodate the above and site services.
Carnmore East ,
to revise the location of the existing site entrance to a location further East on the same site. The opening for the revised entrance location further to the East currently exists but is not used other than periodically by the ESB to access an ESB substation by means of a legal Right of Way. Permission is therefore sought to retain the existing opening and to revise it to accommodate the change of use from periodic ESB use to it being in daily commercial use as the sole site entrance in place of the existing site entrance further to the West which will be blocked, together with all associated site works.
Cairn Mhoir Thoir ,
to a) Retain and complete a side extension to the main factory building which was initially granted Planning Permission under Pl Ref No. 38041 b) Change the Front Elevation of the main building and the front elevation of the extension that it is proposed to retain and complete at (a) above c) retention of the removal of welding workshop d) to retain a change of use for part of the storage building which was initially granted Planning Permission under Pl Ref No. 01/3977 to trade retail f) Retain an existing open storage building at the rear North-East of the site, all with all associated site works and revisions to the site layout to accommodate the above and site services .Gross floor space of work to be retained 1,217.00 sqm.
Cairn Mhoir Thoir , Co.Galway , Co.Galway
to revise the location of existing site entrance to a location further East on the same site with all associated site works.
Carnmore East ,
for the construction of a single storey extension to the side of the existing house. Gross floor space of proposed works 30 sqm.
Carnmore East ,
of alterations to complete dwellinghouse, retention of garage and associated services and revised site entrance. Gross floor space of work to be retained, House 251sqm, Garage 40.45sqm.
Carnmore West ,
for change of use of existing garage to granny flat and all associated site services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 40.45 sqm
An Carn Mór Thiar , Oranmore , Co. Galway
to construct a dwelling house, domestic garage/fuel store, septic tank, treatment system, percolation area & ancillary site works. Gross floor area of proposed works: 198sqm (dwelling house) and 60 sqm (domestic garage)
Carnmore West , Oranmore , Co. Galway
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