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Observation pack · Clare County Council

Creg , Lahinch , Co. Clare

to renovate and extend the existing coach-house/shed into 2 No. apartments for short term letting with connection to existing sewage treatment system together with ancillary site works

Observations close 2 Oct 2026 11 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 28 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 22 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2660565 · 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
2,653 m²
Received
28 Aug 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
22 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/2660565/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660565 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 2 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
2660430Conditional24 Aug 20261237 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 20261362 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
2660201Conditional10 Jul 20261449 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
2660129Conditional29 Apr 20261266 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 20261184 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
25251Conditional5 Feb 20261302 mfor the demolition of an existing rear extension and a detached garage, construction of a new two storey side and rear extension, refurbishment and alterations of the existing house, construction of two front and one rear dormer and all associated site works
25392Conditional4 Feb 2026134 mto extend the existing dwelling house, alter the internal layout and fenestration & all associated site and ancillary works
2560087Conditional6 Oct 20251202 mto (a) remove existing conservatory (b) renovate existing dwelling (c) construct ground and first floor extensions including balcony together with all ancillary site development works and services

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
318239Refused17 Jun 2024436 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

  • 28 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 2 Oct 2026
  • 28 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.