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Observation pack · Clare County Council

O' Connell Street , Kilkee , Co. Clare

to renovate and extend the existing sub- standard dwelling house along with all associated site works and services

Observations close 24 Sept 2026 window closed
5 weeks from receipt (received 20 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 14 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
2660541 · 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
1 m²
Site area
219 m²
Received
20 Aug 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
14 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/2660541/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660541 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 24 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
2660479Conditional16 Sept 20260207 mto (a) change the use of the ground floor from a disused premises to a licenced bar/ restaurant; (b) construct a ground floor extension to the rear of the existing premises; (c) complete the construction of the unfinished first-floor apartment; (d) addition of new roof light windows to existing flat roofs; (e) all associated siteworks and services; and RETENTION permission for minor alterations to the layout and elevations of the development previously authorised under planning permission Ref No. 09/773.
26209Conditional16 Sept 2026112 mof an extension (35.8m2) to the rear of the property
2660478Conditional14 Sept 2026139 mto demolish the existing sub-standard dwelling house and to construct a replacement dwelling house along with all associated site works and services
2660175Conditional8 Sept 20260292 mof the conversion of the building from storage facility to a residential unit to include elevational changes and all associated site works and services
2560430Conditional2 Jul 20260238 mto alter, renovate and extend the existing property to provide 3 No. self-contained apartments and one commercial office unit to include demolition of the existing rear extensions with all necessary ancillary services
26115Conditional23 Jun 20260145 mto construct protective sheeted roof over existing rear seating/dining area with separate Storage Room plus all ancillary site works
2660113Conditional22 Apr 20262343 mto amend the design and use of the development previously authorised under planning permission Ref No. P22-1165, to include the following: a) omit the proposed ground floor café restaurant and first and second floor apartments; b) to provide two. No. semi-detached townhouses; c) elevational and layout changes to accommodate the revised use; and d) all associated site works and services
2660022Conditional11 Mar 20260198 mto demolish existing rear stone section of house, demolition of existing stone storage building and construction of new rear extension to existing dwelling along with all associated works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
324410—pending26 Jun 2026233 m
500646—Split14 May 2026214 m
320967—Granted with conditions20 Aug 2025210 m
317611—Refused11 Dec 2024238 m
319885—Refused21 Oct 2024302 m
314475—Refused24 Nov 2023254 m
317593—Invalid18 Jul 2023238 m
313154—Granted with conditions5 Jul 2023452 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

  • 20 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 24 Sept 2026
  • 20 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.