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For Site A involving lands to the north east of Junction 15 on the M6 (east of…

Mackney Brackernagh(Clancarty) , Site A involves lands to the north east of Junction 15 on the M6 (east of Garbally Roundabout) , Site B involves lands to the east of the R446

Permission granted with conditions

Council decision recorded: June 30, 2026

Applicant
Petrogas Group Ltd
Proposed use
See council description
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The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

  1. Application received
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 003c148a1a729417d7a48579b10ac44ddd3dfe3e0f3fac96b8b02464f19ea35a · field: ReceivedDate

  2. Further information requested
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 003c148a1a729417d7a48579b10ac44ddd3dfe3e0f3fac96b8b02464f19ea35a · field: FIRequestDate

  3. Further information received
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 003c148a1a729417d7a48579b10ac44ddd3dfe3e0f3fac96b8b02464f19ea35a · field: FIRecDate

  4. Council decisionGranted with conditions
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 003c148a1a729417d7a48579b10ac44ddd3dfe3e0f3fac96b8b02464f19ea35a · field: DecisionDate

  5. Appeal submitted
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 003c148a1a729417d7a48579b10ac44ddd3dfe3e0f3fac96b8b02464f19ea35a · field: AppealSubmittedDate

What changed

Updated in the retained record: Source status, Council outcome, Council decision.

Compare the previous and updated values

Source status: Decided... → DECISION MADE; Council outcome: Decided... → CONDITIONAL; Council decision: not supplied → 2026-06-30

Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 8 July 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Mackney Brackernagh(Clancarty) , Site A involves lands to the north east of Junction 15 on the M6 (east of Garbally Roundabout) , Site B involves lands to the east of the R446. Proposal excerpt: “for Site A involving lands to the north east of Junction 15 on the M6 (east of Garbally Roundabout) and site B involving lands to the east of the R446, at an existing service station (Mackney, Ballinasloe). The proposed …”

The source records zero homes despite housing wording. Do not use this as a verified housing total.

Sources disagree on some fields. The latest reported value is shown; differences require review.

Location & nearby applications

Mackney Brackernagh(Clancarty) , Site A involves lands to the north east of Junction 15 on the M6 (east of Garbally Roundabout) , Site B involves lands to the east of the R446

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Nearby applications

Closest retained records in this county within 5 km, measured between map points. Proximity does not establish a shared site.

Documents & sources

Galway County Council · Reference 2561304

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Individual document links are not available in this retained record. Use the council file for the available drawings, reports and decisions.

Source records and verification details

Change record: ePlan · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: 003c148a1a729417d7a48579b10ac44ddd3dfe3e0f3fac96b8b02464f19ea35a

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-21T10:00:54.318488+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-15.

Full description from the council file
for Site A involving lands to the north east of Junction 15 on the M6 (east of Garbally Roundabout) and site B involving lands to the east of the R446, at an existing service station (Mackney, Ballinasloe). The proposed development will consist of: Site A (3.98ha) Provision of new electric vehicle charging hub for 36 vehicles (all under canopy measuring 3.22m high and including solar panels over) along with 4 no. EV HGV charging spaces (no canopy). Construction of single storey service station building (1,018.66sq.m) including net retail area of 100sq.m (excluding off-licence), 2 no. food offers, seating area, drive-thru hatch for one of the food offers, coffee dock, toilets, back of house area, along with external storage yard, outdoor play area and outdoor seating area. The maximum height is 11.08m high. All ancillary development including fuel pumps under canopy (5.6m high), underground tanks, vent pipes, HGV fuel pumps (6.7m high), new vehicular entrance off Garbally roundabout, new roundabout junction which will also facilitate future access to the lands to the north, car parking (83 – including staff, family and accessible spaces), cycle parking (16 no. spaces), HGV/Bus parking (13 no. – including 4 no. EV parking spaces), motor cycle spaces (5 no. spaces), drainage infrastructure (including SuDs measures), boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping (including attenuation pond and bio-retention pond), internal roads, footpaths, dedicated active travel route along the northern boundary of the site from the east to west of the site, outdoor exercise and areas, outdoor picnic areas, brush and jet wash, single storey car wash plant building (12.5sq.m), roof mounted solar panels, signage (free standing [including totem sign] and on-building), single storey bin store (67.5sq.m), single storey substation building (38.23sq.m) and lighting. All associated site and drainage works. Site B (0.19ha) It is proposed to demolish all structures relating to the fuel element of the existing filling station (the fuel pumps, canopy, totem sign) and underground fuel tanks. The existing buildings containing the shop and storage will remain in situ. The car wash facility will be discontinued. A Natura Impact Statement is included with the application.
Application details
Reference
2561304
Applicant
Petrogas Group Ltd
Site address
Mackney Brackernagh(Clancarty) , Site A involves lands to the north east of Junction 15 on the M6 (east of Garbally Roundabout) , Site B involves lands to the east of the R446
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
Permission granted with conditions
Date received
September 11, 2025
Decision due
June 30, 2026
Council decision date
June 30, 2026
Authority
Galway County Council
All recorded updates to this application

Dates below show when a change was first retained, not when a planning event happened.

  1. 2026-07-08
    • Source status: Decided... → DECISION MADE
    • Council outcome: Decided... → CONDITIONAL
    • Council decision: → 2026-06-30
Source differences
  • Source status: {"ePlan": "DECISION MADE", "NPAD": "APPEALED"}
  • Proposal description: {"ePlan": "for Site A involving lands to the north east of Junction 15 on the M6 (east of Garbally Roundabout) ...", "NPAD": "for Site A involving lands to the north east of Junction 15 on the M6 (east of Garbally Roundabout) and site B involving lands to the east of the R446, at an existing service station (Mackney, Ballinasloe). The proposed development will consist of: Site A (3.98ha) Provision of new electric vehicle charging hub for 36 vehicles (all under canopy measuring 3.22m high and including solar panels over) along with 4 no. EV HGV charging spaces (no canopy). Construction of single storey service station building (1,018.66sq.m) including net retail area of 100sq.m (excluding off-licence), 2 no. food offers, seating area, drive-thru hatch for one of the food offers, coffee dock, toilets, back of house area, along with external storage yard, outdoor play area and outdoor seating area. The maximum height is 11.08m high. All ancillary development including fuel pumps under canopy (5.6m high), underground tanks, vent pipes, HGV fuel pumps (6.7m high), new vehicular entrance off Garbally roundabout, new roundabout junction which will also facilitate future access to the lands to the north, car parking (83 – including staff, family and accessible spaces), cycle parking (16 no. spaces), HGV/Bus parking (13 no. – including 4 no. EV parking spaces), motor cycle spaces (5 no. spaces), drainage infrastructure (including SuDs measures), boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping (including attenuation pond and bio-retention pond), internal roads, footpaths, dedicated active travel route along the northern boundary of the site from the east to west of the site, outdoor exercise and areas, outdoor picnic areas, brush and jet wash, single storey car wash plant building (12.5sq.m), roof mounted solar panels, signage (free standing [including totem sign] and on-building), single storey bin store (67.5sq.m), single storey substation building (38.23sq.m) and lighting. All associated site and drainage works. Site B (0.19ha) It is proposed to demolish all structures relating to the fuel element of the existing filling station (the fuel pumps, canopy, totem sign) and underground fuel tanks. The existing buildings containing the shop and storage will remain in situ. The car wash facility will be discontinued. A Natura Impact Statement is included with the application."}
  • Site address: {"ePlan": "Mackney, Brackernagh(Clancarty) Site A involves lands to the north east of Junction 15 on the M6 (east of Garbally Roundabout) Site B involves lands to the east of the R446 Lands to the south of Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, Site A and Site B, with a combined total area of c.4.17ha.", "NPAD": "Mackney Brackernagh(Clancarty) , Site A involves lands to the north east of Junction 15 on the M6 (east of Garbally Roundabout) , Site B involves lands to the east of the R446"}
  • detail_url: {"ePlan": "https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561304/0", "NPAD": "http://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561304/0"}

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