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Observation pack · Clare County Council

Lacken , Kilmihil , Co. Clare

for development which will consist of the demolishing of existing on-site cattle mart buildings, and the construction of (A) 2 x No. 3 bedroom detached single storey dwellings, (B) 3 x No. 4 bedroom detached single storey dwellings with attic accommodation, (C) 1 x No. 4 bedroom detached storey and a half style dwelling, (D) 2 x No. 3 bedroom detached two storey dwellings, (E) 26 x No.3 bedroom two storey semi-detached dwellings houses (F) 3 x No. 2 storey units each containing 2 x No. 2 own door bedroom apartments (Total number of 40 residential units), with connections to public services, new entrance from public road, and all associated site works

Observations close 16 Oct 2026 18 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 11 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 5 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
2660594 · full record
Authority
Clare County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
40
Floor area
190,111 m²
Site area
2.09 ha
Received
11 Sept 2026
We first saw it
22 Sept 2026, 16:10
Decision due
5 Nov 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/2660594/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660594 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 16 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

CodeObjectivePlanIn force
O2
Green belt
Village Growth Area: The areas identified as village growth areas allow for the sustainable compact growth of large villages, providing opportunities for small scale Cluster type housing etcCL-001:DP:kilmihil-settlement-plan20 Apr 2023 → 19 Apr 2029
R2
Existing residential
Existing Residential: The obj. for land zoned ‘existing residential’ is to conserve & enhance the quality and character of the areas, to protect residential amenities and to allow for small scale infill development which is appropriate to the character and pattern of DevCL-001:DP:kilmihil-settlement-plan20 Apr 2023 → 19 Apr 2029

An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.

Sources: CLARE CL-001:DP:kilmihil-settlement-plan, CLARE CL-001:DP:kilmihil-settlement-plan · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
CLARE CL-001:DP:kilmihil-settlement-plan—27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
CLARE CL-001:DP:kilmihil-settlement-plan—27 Sept 2026, 19:37open

Designations on or near the site

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
25319Conditional1 Dec 20250448 mfor development which will consist of dressing rooms and public toilets c/w ancillary site works
221149Conditional20 Feb 20230272 mthe development will consist of a slatted house c/w ancillary site works
22788Conditional24 Oct 20220183 mof the first floor extension and associated site works
22372Conditional16 Jun 20221451 mto construct an open terrace viewing stand with all necessary ancillary services

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 11 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 16 Oct 2026
  • 11 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Clare County Council before relying on it.