One-off house · Co. Galway

Woodford, Loughrea, Co. Galway

Decision to grant 29 Sep 2026, open to appeal until 26 Oct 2026

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Key facts

  • Planning application 26195 at Woodford, Loughrea, Co. Galway: Of a dwelling house.
  • The applicant is Paul Murphy & Alanna Stanley. The agent is Hubert Gordon.
  • It was received by Galway County Council on 6 Aug 2026.
  • Status: Decision to grant 29 Sep 2026, open to appeal until 26 Oct 2026.
  • The council decided on 29 Sep 2026 to grant permission to retain the work. The decision is open to appeal until 26 Oct 2026; the final grant issues after that if there is no appeal. The work is already built, so no site start is expected.

Source: the Galway County Council planning register, checked 23 Oct 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

Of a dwelling house

Retention permission of a dwelling house, domestic garage, septic tank & site entrance on revised site boundaries from previously permitted under plan ref no. 21/1263 & permission for the partial demolition of the existing domestic garage/store. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted with this application

Description as published by the council. Its text starts part-way through a sentence.

Location
Loughrea, Co. Galway Map
Planning reference
26195
Application type
Retention permissionPermission to keep work already carried out.
Applicant
Paul Murphy & Alanna Stanley

Numbers and dates

Homes
1
Floor area
90 m²
Project type
One-off house
Received
6 Aug 2026
Decision to grant
29 Sep 2026
Appeals until
26 Oct 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Decision to grant

Site history

This site's history

  1. Earlier permission 211263 for this site: granted 9 Feb 2022.

    to extend and renovate existing dwelling house to include the following works (a) remove existing roof and construct a first floor… Named in this application's description
  2. Application 26196 at the same address: granted 29 Sep 2026.

    for the construction of a single storey dwelling, domestic garage/store, wastewater treatment system with polishing filter, upgrading of… Same address

Earlier records are the planning references this application names, records at the same address, and records within 50 m of the same map point. An address or a map point can cover more than one property, so check the council's file before relying on a match.

Outlook

What happens next

The council decided on 29 Sep 2026 to grant permission to retain the work. The decision is open to appeal until 26 Oct 2026; the final grant issues after that if there is no appeal. The work is already built, so no site start is expected.

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

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  • Council planning fileThe application file 26195 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Galway County Council planning register, checked 23 Oct 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

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