Part VIII Planning LA15/25, Proposed residential Development at Grove House, Gort
GALWAY COUNTY COUNCIL
Local Office
Planning and Development Acts 2000 (as amended)
Planning and Development Regulations 2001(as amended) – Part 8
Pursuant to the requirements of the Planning and Development Acts, 2000 (as amended) and Part 8 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001(as amended), notice is hereby given that Galway County Council proposes to carry out a development, particulars of which are set out hereunder.
Location: Grove House, Ennis Road, Gort, Co. Galway
The Development: The development will consist of (1) a change of use of the existing medical consultation facility to 2 no. 3-bed semi-detached dwellings with retention and renovation of the existing building and extensions to the rear (2) Demolition of an existing boiler house to the rear of the existing building together with 3 no. outbuildings and garden boundary walls (3) Partial demolition of the existing boundary wall adjacent to the R358 road and access route to the rear of the site. (4) Construction of 2 no. 2 storey, 3-bed semi-detached dwellings and associated boundary walls (4) together with connections to existing public services, hard and soft landscaping and all other ancillary site works and services.
Galway County Council, as the competent authority, has carried out an Appropriate Assessment (AA) Screening Report and has determined that a Stage 2 Appropriate Assessment is not required in respect of this proposed development.
Plans and particulars of the proposed development, will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, during normal office hours (Monday to Friday, 9.00am – 4.00pm), excluding Bank Holidays and Public Holidays for a period of 4 weeks from Friday the 19th December 2025 to Monday the 26/01/2026 , at the following offices of Galway County Council:
• Galway County Council, Planning Department, Áras an Chontae, Prospect Hill, Galway, H91 H6KX; and
• Galway County Council, Gort Area Office, Bolands lane, Gort, Co. Galway, H91 W7W5
Plans and particulars of the above proposed development are also available for viewing on our online consultation portal at https://consult.galway.ie.
Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the development would be situated, may be made:
Online at https://planning.localgov.ie/en/search/application (LGMA online portal), planning@galwaycoco.ie or in writing to the Senior Planner, Planning Section, Planning Department, Áras an Chontae, Prospect Hill, Galway, H91 H6KX not later than 10/02/2026.
Date 19/12/2025
Signed :
Damien Mitchell
Director of Services - Housing