Temporary/event · Co. Galway

Ardbear, Clifden, County Galway

Decision to grant 5 Oct 2026, open to appeal until 1 Nov 2026

Key facts

Planning application 26213 at Ardbear, Clifden, County Galway: Extension of duration of permission 21/1205.
The applicant is Board of Management Clifden Community School. The agent is de Blacam and Meagher Architects.
It was received by Galway County Council on 25 Aug 2026.
Status: Decision to grant 5 Oct 2026, open to appeal until 1 Nov 2026.
The council decided on 5 Oct 2026 to grant permission. The decision is open to appeal until 1 Nov 2026; the final grant issues after that if there is no appeal, and building work cannot start before it. No site start has been filed yet.

Source: the Galway County Council planning register, checked 26 Oct 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

Extension of duration of permission 21/1205

Extension of duration of planning reference 21/1205, development consists of a single storey extension to the west of the school comprising 578 m² of class room facilities for Special Education Needs, a glazed link connecting the school to existing vehicle access to the school as well as access from the school to the school yard, and existing ball courts and sports hall, minor alterations to the existing GP hall to provide new fire escape door sets and associated site works including the building contractor's temporary access to the works from the North of the site. Gross floor space of proposed works 578 m².

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

Location: Clifden, Co. Galway Map
Council: Galway County Council
Planning reference: 26213
Application type: Extension of duration of permission 21/1205A request for more time to finish the work an existing permission allows. It is not a new scheme.
Applicant: Board of Management Clifden Community School
Agent: de Blacam and Meagher Architects

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Numbers and dates

Floor area: 578 m²
Project type: Temporary/event
Received: 25 Aug 2026
Decision to grant: 5 Oct 2026
Appeals until: 1 Nov 2026

Timeline

25 Aug 2026Application received
5 Oct 2026Decision to grant

Site history

This site's history

This application asks to extend permission 21/1205, granted 26 Aug 2021 (final grant issued 4 Oct 2021). Work started 22 Jun 2026.

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 5 Oct 2026 to grant permission. The decision is open to appeal until 1 Nov 2026; the final grant issues after that if there is no appeal, and building work cannot start before it. No site start has been filed yet.

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 26213 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

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What the documents establish

Government document review

An August extension-of-duration request for the existing 578 m² school extension under 21/1205. The applicant reports ongoing works; no extension decision or completion is established.

1 official documents inspected · Checked 2026-09-07 · Official file index

More time sought for the existing 578 m² SEN extension

Extension request for the existing school project

What the evidence says
Application 26213 seeks an extension of permission 21/1205 for the west-side SEN classrooms, glazed link, GP hall fire-escape alterations and temporary northern construction access. The form records the parent expiry as 4 October 2026 and requests two additional years.

Why it may matter — interpretation
School suppliers should identify remaining work within the parent scheme and avoid counting this as another 578 m² development.

What is not established
A council decision extending the permission and any enlarged scope are not established.

Inspect the evidence

Extension application, acknowledgement and supporting letter · p.4
Permission 21/1205; expiry 4 October 2026 · Issued 2026-09-01 · Compiled file: application and letter signed 21 August, received 25 August; acknowledgement 1 September; catalogue 4 September · Checked 2026-09-07

Permission 21/1205; expiry 4 October 2026

Extension application, acknowledgement and supporting letter · p.5
Additional period: 2 Years · Issued 2026-09-01 · Compiled file: application and letter signed 21 August, received 25 August; acknowledgement 1 September; catalogue 4 September · Checked 2026-09-07

Additional period: 2 Years

Extension application, acknowledgement and supporting letter · p.9
Description of Development · Issued 2026-09-01 · Compiled file: application and letter signed 21 August, received 25 August; acknowledgement 1 September; catalogue 4 September · Checked 2026-09-07

Description of Development

The applicant reports foundations and service diversions underway

Applicant-reported construction progress in August 2026

What the evidence says
The August form gives 22 June 2026 as the commencement date and says site clearance, material movement, foundations, service diversions, external stairs and ramps had progressed. The covering letter also says works began in June. These are applicant statements in the extension file.

Why it may matter — interpretation
Follow-up can focus on the remaining roof, envelope, services and fit-out rather than assume a wholly unstarted build.

What is not established
An independently matched commencement notice, present-day site inspection and completed installations were not reviewed.

Inspect the evidence

Extension application, acknowledgement and supporting letter · p.4
22nd June 2026 · Issued 2026-09-01 · Compiled file: application and letter signed 21 August, received 25 August; acknowledgement 1 September; catalogue 4 September · Checked 2026-09-07

22nd June 2026

Extension application, acknowledgement and supporting letter · p.5
Details of substantial works · Issued 2026-09-01 · Compiled file: application and letter signed 21 August, received 25 August; acknowledgement 1 September; catalogue 4 September · Checked 2026-09-07

Details of substantial works

Extension application, acknowledgement and supporting letter · p.10
works commenced in June 2026 · Issued 2026-09-01 · Compiled file: application and letter signed 21 August, received 25 August; acknowledgement 1 September; catalogue 4 September · Checked 2026-09-07

works commenced in June 2026

Roof, fixtures, fittings and landscaping remain in the stated programme

August programme submitted with the extension request

What the evidence says
The form identifies roof, fixtures, fittings and landscaping among the work to complete during the requested additional period. It gives 19 May 2027 as the expected finish; the letter anticipates roof level by 4 October 2026. These dates describe the applicant programme, not delivered milestones.

Why it may matter — interpretation
Roofing, interiors and landscape teams can use the remaining-work description to frame an informed project enquiry.

What is not established
Package awards, unplaced orders and achievement of the forecast roof or completion dates are not established.

Inspect the evidence

Extension application, acknowledgement and supporting letter · p.5
Completion of development, roof, fixtures, fittings and landscaping · Issued 2026-09-01 · Compiled file: application and letter signed 21 August, received 25 August; acknowledgement 1 September; catalogue 4 September · Checked 2026-09-07

Completion of development, roof, fixtures, fittings and landscaping

Extension application, acknowledgement and supporting letter · p.10
roof level by the 4th October 2026 · Issued 2026-09-01 · Compiled file: application and letter signed 21 August, received 25 August; acknowledgement 1 September; catalogue 4 September · Checked 2026-09-07

roof level by the 4th October 2026

Remaining document questions

Has the council decided the extension request, and what official record confirms the remaining construction programme?

The declared pages of these government-published PDFs were visually inspected. Other catalogue files, later compliance, procurement and installed specifications were not established. Historical weekly membership is retained separately from these document dates.

How we know this

From the Galway County Council planning register, checked 26 Oct 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act. Facts from the planning documents were read from the documents in that file.

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What the documents establish

More time sought for the existing 578 m² SEN extension

The applicant reports foundations and service diversions underway

Roof, fixtures, fittings and landscaping remain in the stated programme

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