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Wind energy development proposed at Moor TD, Athenry, Co. Galway

24 September 2026 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Galway County Council planning register

C & F Tooling Ltd. lodged plans with Galway County Council on 24 September 2026 for a wind energy development at Moor TD, Athenry. Submissions from the public can be made until 28 October 2026, and a decision is due by 18 November 2026.

Live from the council register. This application was read from Galway County Council’s own register the day it was listed. It has not yet reached the national planning dataset, which runs one to five weeks behind; the full record page, map and site boundary will appear here when it does.

Key facts

Reference
26253
Planning authority
Galway County Council
Location
Moor TD, Athenry, Co. Galway, H65V243
Applicant
C & F Tooling Ltd.
Received
24 September 2026
Status
PRE-VALIDATION
Decision due
18 November 2026
Submissions until
28 October 2026

In context

It is one of 3 wind energy applications Galway County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 59 nationally. Of the 83 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 75% were granted.

What happens next

Anyone can make a submission or observation to Galway County Council until 28 October 2026, for a fee of €20. Only those who make a submission can later appeal the decision. The council is due to decide by 18 November 2026, unless it requests further information, which stops the clock.

How to make a submission

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Galway County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

to extend windturbine test site to rear of factory premises to include; 1) 11 No 20-30Kw wind turbines 31m height to tip of propeller. 2) All other ancillary site works. The development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413)

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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Wind energy development proposed at Moor TD, Athenry, Co. Galway", 24 September 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/galway-county-council/26253

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<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/galway-county-council/26253">Wind energy development proposed at Moor TD, Athenry, Co. Galway</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 24 September 2026.</p>
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