Dough , Lahinch , Co Clare V95 XN28
to retain the new opening onto the public road & permission to complete the proposed works to remove part of the existing roadside boundary to create a safer vehicular entrance to the existing dwelling, resulting in the removal of the removal of the existing pedestrian entrance and all other associatedsite and ancillary works
The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.
The application
- Reference
- 26253 · full record
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 1,117 m²
- Received
- 16 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 29 Sept 2026, 23:03
- Decision due
- 10 Nov 2026
- Decision
- N/a
The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.
How to submit an observation
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/26253/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
26253at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on. - Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Clare County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 21 Oct 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Clare County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
- Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.
Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 Existing residential | Existing Residential: The obj. for land zoned ‘existing residential’ is to conserve & enhance the quality and character of the areas, to protect residential amenities and to allow for small scale infill development which is appropriate to the character and pattern of Dev | lahinch settlement plan | 20 Apr 2023 → 19 Apr 2029 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Source: Clare County Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clare County Council development plan zoning | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
Designations on or near the site
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660023 | Conditional | 11 Mar 2026 | 1 | 454 m | a) to renovate an existing single storey house including elevational changes and overall height changes; b) to construct a new single storey extension to the side and rear of the house; c) to construct a new two storey extension to the rear of the house; d) to construct a new patio and external landscape areas; e). all associated site works and services |
| 2560413 | Refused | 27 Aug 2025 | 3 | 485 m | for the construction of 3no. houses, connections to existing public services, private access drive and all associated site works |
| 2560149 | Conditional | 7 May 2025 | 1 | 320 m | for the following works a) single storey rear extension b) additional bedroom and floor space on the first floor of the house c) additional rooflights on the front and rear elevations along with ancillary site works |
| 2460479 | Conditional | 26 Nov 2024 | 1 | 457 m | for the development which will consist of modifications to exterior and internal alterations to part of an existing storey and half dwelling house to provide new secondary entrance to front with bay window; 2 no. new windows to side (West) gable wall; new winter garden and associated structure to rear, new dormer window to rear, alterations to existing roof to accommodate dormer and 3 no. new rooflights; along with new garden gate and steps to front boundary |
| 2460403 | Conditional | 17 Oct 2024 | 0 | 377 m | to (a) carry out alterations & extensions to existing dwelling house (b) construct domestic shed (c) construct tiered walls & landscaping to front of site together with all ancillary site development works and services |
| 2460071 | Conditional | 19 Sept 2024 | 1 | 491 m | to construct 1 No. detached dwellinghouse together with all associated site development works and connections to public services |
| 2460262 | Conditional | 23 Jul 2024 | 0 | 279 m | for development which will consist of a single storey sun room extension to the front of the house, a single storey extension to the rear of the house, internal alterations and associated site works |
| 2460099 | Refused | 2 May 2024 | 0 | 2 m | to construct a gymnasium & fitness-studio together with all ancillary site works and services to include parallel car parking, footpath, bicycle parking, site boundaries, landscaping, rain water harvesting, PV solar panels and connections to public utilities |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 314268 | — | Refused | 7 Nov 2023 | 461 m |
| 314097 | — | Refused | 23 Oct 2023 | 388 m |
| 313759 | — | Refused | 3 Aug 2023 | 480 m |
If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.
What has happened on this file
- 16 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 21 Oct 2026
- 16 Sept 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 29 Sept 2026, 23:03. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Clare County Council before relying on it.