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Observation pack · Clare County Council

23 Limerick Road , Ennis , Co.Clare

to redesign and modify that which was previously granted 23/579. 1. Demolish existing flat roof side annex. 2. Construct new two storey front / rear + side extensions. 3. Replace existing pitched roof and add new roof lights to front and rear. 4. Fit new windows to the first floor side gables. 5. Extensive internal and external alterations to existing house along with all associated site works

Observations close 1 Oct 2026 10 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 27 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 21 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2660560 · 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
279 m²
Received
27 Aug 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
21 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/2660560/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660560 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 1 Oct 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
2660403Conditional12 Aug 20261298 mfor the Construction of an extension to our existing dwelling to comprise of Kitchen/ Dining, Living Room, Utility, Pantry & Masterbedroom with En-suite & Walk-in-wardrobe. We also intend to apply for permission to relocate Main door to front of dwelling along with internal modifications and including ancillary site works
2560690Conditional9 Jun 20260346 mthe development which will consist of the change of use of existing second floor to 24-hour Gym, associated alterations to elevations, external signage, connection to existing services and all ancillary site works
2661Conditional27 Apr 20261387 mto a) convert and extend the existing attached garage bedroom and front porch. b) construct an extension to the rear utility room c) wrap external walls with thermal Insulation including all ancillary services and works
2660111Conditional17 Apr 20261118 mto extend and refurbish an existing dwelling house along with all associated works
2560783Conditional13 Feb 20260296 mto a) demolish existing gym / squash court and outdoor basketball court b) construct replacement gym with changing and sanitary facilities c) construct replacement outdoor basketball court together with all associated site development works and connections to existing services. The proposed works are within the curtilage of a protected structure RPS No. 843
2560667Conditional23 Dec 20251221 mto (A) Demolish 3 No. existing derelict dwelling houses, (B) Construct 3 No. 2 bedroom replacement dwelling houses together with all associated site development works and services
25309Conditional20 Nov 20252479 mto widen/increase existing vehicular entrance plus all ancillary site works
25262Refused3 Oct 20250265 mand completion of vehicular entrance from public road to dwelling house and carry out ancillary site works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
500145Refused24 Feb 2026265 m
317144Refused8 Dec 202556 m
316029Granted with conditions27 Feb 2025406 m
311285Granted with conditions17 Jan 2022413 m
310559Invalid29 Nov 2021400 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

  • 27 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 1 Oct 2026
  • 27 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.