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Observation pack · Clare County Council

Leagard North , Miltown Malbay , Co Clare

the following development consists of the construction of a new dwelling house and garage complete with a new entrance, wastewater treatment system and ancillary works

Observations close 29 Sept 2026 8 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 25 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 19 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2660552 · 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
3,908 m²
Received
25 Aug 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
19 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/2660552/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660552 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 29 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
26170Conditional10 Aug 20262340 mfor the following works, to retain (A) The construction of a dwelling the front elevation of which differs to that granted under existing permission P8/16501. (B) The conversion of the attached garage, and the construction of extensions to the rear of the dwelling, and (C) The use of part of the dwelling as an independent living unit, and all with associated site works
2560269Conditional7 Jul 20250355 mof the changes made to building and toilet block granted under P94/318 and for PERMISSION to install new windows and doors and alter the internal layouts to the same building along with ancillary site works
24355Conditional18 Dec 20240304 mfor the following a) to change the use of the premises from commercial to residential use b) to add a single storey extension to rear c) to add windows to the existing side elevation along with ancillary site works
24269Conditional21 Oct 20240312 mto alter & extend existing house along with associated site works
24259Conditional3 Oct 20240468 mto renovate and extend the existing dwelling & all other associated site and ancillary works
2483Conditional14 Jun 20240483 mto alter and extend existing property. The works involve the following (a) to change the use of an existing commercial premises into residential use and to extend into the existing residential area (b) to demolish an area at ground and first floor level at the rear and replace with new constructions (c) to alter the internal floor areas of the property (d) to alter/revise the external elevations along with associated site works. The development is located within an architectural conservation area
2460167Conditional11 Jun 20241480 mfor development which will consist of the installation of balconies to the first and second floors, solar panels on the roof, all to the rear/east elevation and replacement sash windows. This is an Architectural Conservation Area.
23137Conditional28 Apr 20230248 mfor the construction of a Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) and Running Track Lanes, artifical surfaces, Sports Ball Wall, Outdoor Exercise Area, Seating Areas, Landscaping, associated site fencing, netting, floodlighting and all associated ancillary site works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
312389Refused10 May 2022433 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

  • 25 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 29 Sept 2026
  • 25 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.