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Observation pack · Clare County Council

Roo West , Ardnacrusha , Co. Clare

for the construction of a dwelling house, detached garage, waste water treatment system, new boundary wall and recessed vehicular entrance, connection to watermain and all ancillary site works

Observations close 23 Sept 2026 window closed
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 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
2660540 · full record
Authority
Clare County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
1
Floor area
270 m²
Site area
4,275 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/2660540/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660540 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
2660281Conditional22 Jun 20261151 mis being sought to retain and complete alterations to dwelling house to that previously permitted under planning reference P25/60050
2560437Conditional10 Nov 20251156 mfor the construction of a dwelling house, detached garage, new vehicular splayed entrance and piers, new wastewater treatment and percolation system, and all associated site works
2560189Conditional3 Jun 20251386 mfor a two-storey detached house, a detached garage, a new site entrance, a waste water treatment system and all associated works
2560050Conditional25 Apr 20250151 mto construct a new entrance, dwelling house, garage/shed, wastewater treatment system and all associated works
2460351Conditional18 Sept 20240186 mto RETAIN changes to original house plans submitted for grant of planning permission P8/10268, and for detached shed and all associated site development works
2360419Conditional18 Apr 20241464 mfor the construction of a detached single storey dwelling, detached domestic garage, new entrance, onsite wastewater treatment system, together with all associated ancillary and incidental site works
2360583Conditional23 Feb 20240354 mto RETAIN changes to original house plans submitted for grant of planning permission P8/18299 and planning PERMISSION to raise the front boundary wall and entrance to 2 metres with finish to match existing wall finish and associated site development works
2360249Conditional6 Sept 20230239 ma solar farm on a site of 70 hectares consisting of the following: 309,008 sq. m. of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames; a 38 kV electrical substation with electrical control building and associated compound with palisade fence; the installation of 21 electrical skids within 7 no. electrical compounds (with acoustic barrier fencing); underground power and communication cables and ducts, including underground cabling along the L3056 public road; new and upgraded internal access tracks (including stream crossings as required); 3 no. upgraded site entrances to the public road (one entrance to L-3054 (Lackyle Heights), and 2 no. entrances to L-30541); boundary fencing (including 607m of acoustic barrier fencing on the eastern boundary); landscaping and biodiversity enhancement measures; and all associated ancillary development, site works and services. The solar farm will be operational for 40 years. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
318505Granted with conditions23 Jan 20250 m
320727pending30 Aug 20240 m
316278Refused19 Mar 2024234 m
317227Granted with conditions6 Mar 2024475 m
316237Withdrawn10 Jul 2023239 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.