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Hotel Doolin , Doolin , Co. Clare V95 DE2X

the development will consist of the closure of one no. existing vehicular entrance; construction of a set-down area; reconfiguration of the existing car park; construction of external terraces serving existing ground- and first-floor hotel bedrooms; replacement of existing bedroom windows with doors providing access to the terraces; construction of a dormer roof extension to one no. existing first-floor bedroom to facilitate access to the proposed terrace and provide increased internal headroom; construction of a covered outdoor seating area to the rear of the existing bakery; formation of landscaped gardens; and all associated ancillary site works

Observations close 20 Oct 2026 24 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 15 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 9 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
2660601 · 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
5,427 m²
Received
15 Sept 2026
We first saw it
22 Sept 2026, 16:10
Decision due
9 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/2660601/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660601 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 20 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
2560790Conditional27 Jan 20261458 mof alterations to dwelling house as constructed under planning permission P22/44 together with ancillary site works
25244Conditional3 Nov 202519 mto build a new house, install a waste water treatment system and all associated and ancillary site works
2460369Conditional29 Jul 20251431 mof (i) a glasshouse, (ii) a pump-house, (iii) a car-port, (iv) an extension to an existing garage and the change of use to a one-bedroom apartment. Permission to alter fenestration and internal details of an existing boat-house for a change of use to a seasonal commercial art studio and permission to use existing residence for seasonal accommodation for resident art students
25143Conditional25 Jun 20251314 mto construct a new dwelling, install a waste water treatment system & all other associated site and ancillary works
255Refused3 Mar 20251367 mto build a new dwelling, install a wastewater treatment system & all other associated site and ancillary works
2460468Conditional7 Nov 202400 mfor development which will consist of the conversion of 8 No. existing holiday homes into 16 No. holiday suites, the demolition of rear garden walls, construction of external terraces to the rear and associated ancillary site works
24301Conditional5 Nov 2024037 mof the outdoor canopy area, food/beverage container and toilet cubicle along with associated site works
2460349Refused20 Sept 2024011 mto revise planning Ref No P22/283 to include 2 No ground floor apartments

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 15 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 20 Oct 2026
  • 15 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.