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A floating jetty for landing aquatic produce. It would consist of an interlocking precast…

Bunowen, Killary Fjord, Leenane

Refused

Council decision recorded: September 23, 2026

Applicant
Simon and Ivan Kennedy
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: f999060e6658420f747997b0357583cca18179bd64b8b4e466b6cd641aff4dff · field: ReceivedDate

  2. Council decisionRefused
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: f999060e6658420f747997b0357583cca18179bd64b8b4e466b6cd641aff4dff · field: DecisionDate

What changed

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

Compare the previous and updated values

Source status: NEW APPLICATION → APPLICATION FINALISED; Council outcome: not supplied → REFUSED; Council decision: not supplied → 2026-09-23

Observed: 30 September 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Bunowen , Killary Fjord , Leenane. Proposal excerpt: “for a floating jetty for landing aquatic produce. It would consist of an interlocking precast concrete block structure 5 metres wide, extending 5 metres into the sea from the existing concrete pier. Connected to this wou…”

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

Location & nearby applications

Bunowen , Killary Fjord , Leenane

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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 2661330

View council file →
Source records and verification details

Change record: ePlan · source SHA-256: 5a1d32162fa13068c229e886d6f71400270796bc51e94179aace4690b015ec79

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: f999060e6658420f747997b0357583cca18179bd64b8b4e466b6cd641aff4dff

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-30T08:17:21.037493+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-29.

Full description from the council file
for a floating jetty for landing aquatic produce. It would consist of an interlocking precast concrete block structure 5 metres wide, extending 5 metres into the sea from the existing concrete pier. Connected to this would be a Bailey type galvanised steel bridge 3 metres wide and 15 metres long leading to a floating pontoon raft 10 metres by 5 metres in size. The structure would be 25 metres long and would have a footpring of 120 square metres. A Natura Impact Statement will be included in the application
Application details
Reference
2661330
Applicant
Simon and Ivan Kennedy
Site address
Bunowen, Killary Fjord, Leenane
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
Refused
Date received
July 30, 2026
Decision due
September 23, 2026
Council decision date
September 23, 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. 2026-08-12
    • Source status: PRE-VALIDATION → NEW APPLICATION
  2. 2026-09-30
    • Source status: NEW APPLICATION → APPLICATION FINALISED
    • Council outcome: → REFUSED
    • Council decision: → 2026-09-23
Source differences
  • Proposal description: {"ePlan": "for a floating jetty for landing aquatic produce. It would consist of an interlocking precast concre...", "NPAD": "for a floating jetty for landing aquatic produce. It would consist of an interlocking precast concrete block structure 5 metres wide, extending 5 metres into the sea from the existing concrete pier. Connected to this would be a Bailey type galvanised steel bridge 3 metres wide and 15 metres long leading to a floating pontoon raft 10 metres by 5 metres in size. The structure would be 25 metres long and would have a footpring of 120 square metres. A Natura Impact Statement will be included in the application"}
  • Site address: {"ePlan": "Bunowen Killary Fjord Leenane Co. Galway", "NPAD": "Bunowen , Killary Fjord , Leenane"}
  • detail_url: {"ePlan": "https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661330/0", "NPAD": "http://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661330/0"}

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