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Observation pack · Clare County Council

11 Slí Leag Ard , Ballard Road , Miltown Malbay

to Renovate and extend existing private dwelling house and all associated site works at Slí Leag Ard, Ballard Road, Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare.

Observations close 23 Oct 2026 window closed
5 weeks from receipt (received 18 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 12 Nov 2026

The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.

The application

Reference
2660614 · 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
25 m²
Site area
812 m²
Received
18 Sept 2026
We first saw it
29 Sept 2026, 23:03
Decision due
12 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/2660614/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660614 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 23 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
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 Devmiltown malbay 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.

Source: Clare County Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Clare County Council development plan zoning—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
25301Conditional13 Apr 20260383 mfor a new building comprising of areas for car show room, photo booth, customer area and all associated and ancillary site works
2611Conditional9 Mar 20260345 mof the auxiliary parking area and entrance from the existing site area, the subject of planning permission ref 25/301 and all other associated site and ancillary works
2560610Conditional20 Nov 20251455 mof the rear shed building along with ancillary site works
2560206Conditional13 Jun 20251457 mof the changes made to the building as granted under P03/1267. The retention changes include the following a) increase in floor area b) windows and doors omitted / added and their finishes c) the increase in roof height d) projections omitted / added. RETENTION permission is also sought for the outbuildings and canopy areas. PERMISSION is being sought to add a new extension along with ancillary site works
211275Conditional26 Jan 20220417 mthe development consists of a private garage and associated site works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 18 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 23 Oct 2026
  • 18 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 29 Sept 2026, 23:03. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Clare County Council before relying on it.