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New house and garage built at Traskernagh, Loughrea

John Murphy and Aisling O'Rourke have been given the green light to build a new house at Traskernagh near Loughrea, along with a garage, wastewater treatment unit, and a percolation area for drainage. The council approved the application with conditions attached.

John Murphy & Aisling O’Rourke
File ref: 2660253 · Galway County Council
Galway County Council (Planning)

New single-storey/dormer house with garage built near Loughrea

Ronan Finnegan has been given the go-ahead to build a new single-storey house with a dormer on land at Garrynaglogh, Abbey, near Loughrea. The development will also include a garage, wastewater treatment system, and percolation area. The permission comes with conditions attached.

Ronan Finnegan
File ref: 2660436 · Galway County Council
Galway County Council (Planning)

Renovation and extension of derelict dwelling with new wastewater system

Ruaridh Allen has been given the go-ahead to renovate a derelict house at Spring Garden in Tynagh and add a single-storey extension to the front. The project also includes a new treatment unit for wastewater, a percolation area, and upgrades to the access road.

Ruaridh Allen
File ref: 2660424 · Galway County Council
Galway County Council (Planning)

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New two-storey house with garage and wastewater system at Limehill, Tynagh

Jonathan Amy Ryan has been given the go-ahead to build a new two-storey house with a garage at Limehill, Tynagh, near Loughrea. The development will also include a wastewater treatment system and percolation area to handle sewage. Permission was granted but comes with conditions that need to be met.

Jonathan & Amy Ryan
File ref: 2660406 · Galway County Council
Galway County Council (Planning)

New lorry port extension added to pharmaceutical factory in Loughrea

Chanelle Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing has been given the green light to build a new lorry port extension onto its existing factory and warehouse building at Loughrea Business and Technology Park. The project includes all the associated groundworks and site development needed to support the new loading facility.

Chanelle Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Ltd.
File ref: 2660417 · Galway County Council
Galway County Council (Planning)

Renovation of two homes and demolition/rebuild of a third, all with rear extensions

Three houses on Mount Carmel Road in Loughrea are set for major work. Two existing homes (Nos. 2 and 3) will be extensively renovated with single-storey extensions added to the back of each. The third house (No. 4) will be demolished and replaced with a new dwelling, also with a rear extension.

Seamus Eignor
File ref: 2660335 · Galway County Council
Galway County Council (Planning)

Domestic garage and site works at Grallagh, Loughrea

Aneta Kordian Marecki has been granted permission to build a domestic garage at Grallagh in Loughrea, along with associated site works. The decision was made on 29 April 2026 and comes with conditions attached.

Aneta & Kordian Marecki
File ref: 2660343 · Galway County Council
Galway County Council (Planning)

New dwelling house with treatment unit and percolation area

Ailbhe Forde has been given the go-ahead to build a new house at Cahernagarry, Loughrea, along with a treatment unit and percolation area for waste water. The permission comes with conditions that need to be met before construction can start.

Ailbhe Forde
File ref: 2660354 · Galway County Council
Galway County Council (Planning)

New house with garage, store, and wastewater treatment system approved

Kevin Cahalan and Emma O'Dwyer have been given the green light to build a new house at Castlenancy, Gurtymadden, near Loughrea. The development includes a domestic garage and store, a wastewater treatment system, a new entrance to the site, and associated works.

Kevin Cahalan & Emma O' Dwyer
File ref: 25362 · Galway County Council
Galway County Council (Planning)

New bungalow and garage built on Racecourse Road, Loughrea

John Martyn wants to build a new single-storey bungalow on Racecourse Road in Loughrea, along with a garage, wastewater treatment plant, and a new entrance to the site. All the necessary drainage and ancillary works are included in the proposal.

Mr John Martyn
File ref: 2660599 · Galway County Council
Galway County Council (Planning)

Retain completed house and relocate garage to new site boundaries

Daithi O'Donoghue is seeking to retain a completed dwelling house at Killeenadeema East in Loughrea and has relocated the proposed garage to a revised site location. This is a retention application, meaning the works have already been carried out and he's now seeking official permission to keep them as built.

Daithi O’Donoghue
File ref: 2660600 · Galway County Council
Galway County Council (Planning)

New effluent treatment system installed, old septic tank removed

Brendan Griffin is planning to install a new wastewater treatment system at his property in Knockadikeen, near Loughrea, and will remove the old septic tank. This is a routine upgrade to how sewage is handled on the site.

Brendan Griffin
File ref: 2660602 · Galway County Council
Galway County Council (Planning)

Quarry expanded by 10.2 hectares with processing facilities and landscaping

Vincent Cannon Company Ltd has been given the green light to expand its existing quarry at Knockshangarry and Knockadikeen near Loughrea. The extension will add about 10.2 hectares to the quarry operation, which will involve extracting stone, processing it through crushing and screening, and then restoring the land back to natural habitat over a 25-year period.

Vincent Cannon & Company Ltd.
File ref: 2560906 · Galway County Council
Galway County Council (Planning)

35-home housing estate with mix of 2-4 bed houses on Lake Road, Loughrea

David Barrett is proposing a new housing estate of 35 homes in Loughrea on Lake Road, made up of a mix of two-storey semi-detached and detached houses (mostly 3 and 4-bedroom) plus six single-storey two-bedroom homes. The development includes a play area, parking with EV charging points ready, new road access, and connections to water and sewer networks.

David Barrett
File ref: 2660593 · Galway County Council
Galway County Council (Planning)