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Observation pack · Clare County Council

Crag , Lahinch , Co. Clare

for development which will consist of an extension to the existing B&B, removal of garden room and mobile home, closing of secondary entrance, construction of a new front boundary wall and provision of parking together with ancillary site works

Observations close 23 Sept 2026 4 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 19 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 13 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2660537 · 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
1,535 m²
Received
19 Aug 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
13 Oct 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660537/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660537 at 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Submit before 23 Sept 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.
  5. 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

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2660430Conditional24 Aug 20261290 mfor the construction of extensions to our existing dwelling to comprise of (a) construct flat roofed kitchen/ dining/living room to west side of dwelling with 2 rooflights (b) construct utility on ground floor with en-suite overhead to serve masterbedroom to east side of dwelling with rooflight (c) new dormer window to west facing roof (d) relocate main door (e) make internal modifications to existing dwelling (f) permission to demolish existing west extension and garden shed including ancillary site works
2660409Conditional17 Aug 20261189 mof alterations to approved dwelling house (P22/115 Refers) to include alterations to front and side elevations, alteration to roof profile, addition of rear extension, construction of external deck at second floor level, altered boundary wall treatments and external steps on altered site boundaries together with ancillary site development works
26171Unconditional12 Aug 2026153 mto Extend the Appropriate Period for P21/693 for the following works (1) PERMISSION sought for change of house plan to that approved under Pl. Ref. no. P20/814 to include alteration to elevations
2660201Conditional10 Jul 2026169 mfor the renovation, alteration, and extension of the existing dwelling house, including changes to the elevations of the existing dwelling, construction of two-storey & single storey extensions and all associated site works
2690Conditional27 May 20261218 mfor (a) demolition of an existing dwelling and (b) the construction of a new detached dwelling, (c) new vehicular entrance and all associated site works
2660129Conditional29 Apr 20261285 mto construct a new stand-alone two-storey ancillary living unit within the garden to the rear of the existing dwelling along with all associated site works and services
2660089Conditional9 Apr 20261355 mfor the construction of a single-storey extension to the front of the existing dwelling. The proposed extension shall be finished in stone to match the existing front façade. The roof of the extension is designed to function as a balcony with a safety railing comprising safety glass with steel posts. The proposed development also includes the reconfiguration of the existing front patio and parking area, with the patio area extending towards the front boundary, the alteration of one existing window on the west (gable) elevation, and all associated site development works
2660023Conditional11 Mar 20261355 ma) 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

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
318239Refused17 Jun 2024169 m
314268Refused7 Nov 2023386 m
313759Refused3 Aug 2023301 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

  • 19 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 23 Sept 2026
  • 19 Aug 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Clare County Council before relying on it.