Observation pack · Clare County Council
Gowerhass , Cooraclare , Co. Clare
for development of a livestock loose shed and holding yard with associated ancillary siteworks
Observations close 10 Nov 2026 17 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 6 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 30 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 26273 · 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
- 4,518 m²
- Received
- 6 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
- Decision due
- 30 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/26273/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
26273at 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 10 Nov 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.
After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.
What the site is zoned
No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2560257 | Refused | 2 Jul 2025 | 0 | 302 m | for a renewable energy development in the townlands of Moanmore Lower, Moanmore South, Tullabrack, Tullabrack East and Gower South, Kilrush, Co Clare. The Development will include the: • erection of 3 no. wind turbines with an overall ground to blade tip height of 150m, with a rotor diameter of 136m and a hub height of 82m and a total generating capacity of 15MW, • construction of turbine hard stand areas and turbine foundations, • construction of new internal site access tracks and upgrade of existing site track, to include all associated site drainage, • construction of 1. no new site entrance along the turbine delivery route with access onto the adjoining local road network (L6132), • construction of 1 no. temporary construction compound with associated temporary site offices, parking areas and security fencing, • development of a site drainage network, • construction of 1 no. 38kV electrical substation with all associated electrical plant and equipment, security fencing, lightening protection, security cameras and gates, and all ancillary structures and works, • 1 no. permanent spoil storage area, • all wind farm internal cabling connecting the wind turbines to the electrical substation, • all works associated with the permanent connection of the wind farm to the national electricity grid comprising a 38kV underground cable in permanent cable ducts from the proposed, permanent, on-site substation and to the existing Tullabrack 110kV ESBN Substation, • 2 no. flood compensation areas, • vertical realignment of an existing crest curve on the L6132 local road in order to prevent grounding of abnormal load vehicles during delivery of turbine components, • ancillary forestry felling to facilitate construction and operation of the development, • construction of a blade transfer area off the L6132, • provision of 2 no. biodiversity enhancement areas, • upgrade of an existing site entrance onto the adjoining local road network (L2034) including the demolition of an existing wall and removal of hedgerow at the site entrance to facilitate abnormal load vehicles during delivery of turbine components and reconstruction of same wall and replanting of hedgerow, • Landscaping and all associated ancillary works. This application is seeking a ten year permission and a 40 year operational life from the date of commissioning of the wind farm. The planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). |
| 2460143 | Refused | 23 May 2024 | 0 | 293 m | for the erection of 4 no. wind turbines with an overall ground to blade tip height of 150m with a rotor diameter of 136m and a hub height of 82m, the construction of crane hardstand areas and turbine foundations, the creation of a new site entrance onto the L6132, construction of 1 no. temporary construction compound with associated temporary site offices, parking areas and security fencing, installation of 1 no. permanent meteorological mast of 82m overall height, construction of new internal site access tracks and upgrade of existing site track, to include all associated drainage including new clear span bridge crossing of the Moyasta River, development of a site drainage network, biodiversity enhancement measures, construction of 1 no. permanent 38kV electrical substation, 2 no. permanent spoil storage areas, all associated underground electrical and communications cabling connecting the wind turbines to the wind farm substation and to the existing Tullabrack 110kV Substation, all ancillary forestry felling to facilitate construction including the development of one no. borrow pit, vertical realignment of an existing crest curve on the L6132. This application is seeking a ten year permission and a 35 year operational life from the date of commissioning of the wind farm. The planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) |
| 2360219 | Refused | 11 Aug 2023 | 0 | 462 m | for development, the development is located in the townlands of Ballykett, Tullybrack East and Tullybrack, Kilrush, Co Clare. The Development will consist of the erection of 4 no. wind turbines with an overall ground to blade tip height of 150m with a rotor diameter of 136m and a hub height of 82m. The development will also consist of the construction of crane hardstand areas and turbine foundations, new site entrance onto the L6132, construction of one no. temporary construction compound with associated temporary site offices, parking areas and security fencing, installation of one no. permanent meteorological mast of 82m overall height, construction of new internal site access tracks and upgrade of existing site track, to include all associated drainage including new clear span bridge crossing of the Moyasta River, development of a site drainage network, biodiversity enhancement measures, construction of one no. permanent electrical substation, ancillary forestry felling to facilitate construction of the Development, all associated underground electrical and communications cabling connecting the wind turbines to the wind farm substation and to the existing Tullabrack 110kV Substation. This application is seeking a ten year permission and a 35 year operational life from the date of commissioning of the wind farm. The Planning Application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Assessment (NIS) |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 319961 | — | Granted with conditions | 8 Oct 2025 | 293 m |
| 323152 | — | open | 28 Jul 2025 | 302 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
- 6 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 10 Nov 2026
- 6 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Clare County Council before relying on it.