Observation pack · Clare County Council

1 Maigh Dara , Quin , Co. Clare

for the demolition of the existing original dwelling house, excluding the existing extension to the rear which will not be demolished, and the construction of a replacement dwelling and all ancillary works

Observations close 27 Oct 2026 7 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 22 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 16 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 2660620 · 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: 1 m²
Site area: 747 m²
Received: 22 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 29 Sept 2026, 23:03
Decision due: 16 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

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660620/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660620 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.
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.
Submit before 27 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.
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

Code	Objective	Plan	In 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 Dev	quin settlement plan	20 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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Clare County Council development plan zoning	—	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open

Designations on or near the site

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2660455	Conditional	4 Sept 2026	0	308 m	for a change of use of the ground floor level (56.81sqm) from its permitted use as a retail preparation area to use for light manufacturing at Quinn Cross, Quin, Co. Clare, V95 W990. No physical works or structural alterations are proposed. The first floor (36.92sqm) remains in its permitted use
2660302	Conditional	12 Jun 2026	1	487 m	the development will consist of the demolition of the existing dwelling under the Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme (DCBGS) and construction of a replacement dwelling, with single-storey extension to the rear and an additional storey added to the side of the dwelling, and all associated site works
2698	Conditional	5 Jun 2026	1	159 m	to demolish an existing dormer style dwelling constructed with defective concrete blocks, and to construct a replacement storey and a half style dwelling on the original dwelling footprint, with all associated site works
2660194	Conditional	20 May 2026	2	176 m	to construct an additional two no. dwelling houses within the existing development, previously authorised under planning permissions ref no’s P22/1039, P24/60359 and P25/60299 along with all associated site works and services
2560644	Conditional	7 May 2026	0	345 m	for (1) Retention permission for the change of use from an existing licensed store to a multi-purpose room associated with the existing bar and restaurant areas, including minor changes to elevations (2) PERMISSION for development which will consist of the following (a) A stretch tent sound absorbent fabric covering, as weather protection between the existing kitchen and toilet areas and the multi-purpose room. (b) Signage associated with the multi-purpose room. (c) A ten-year permission for a temporary car park to serve the existing bar, restaurant and multi-purpose room. (d) Ancillary site works
2560840	Conditional	24 Feb 2026	1	496 m	for the development which will consist of the demolition of the existing dwelling down to foundation level. The proposed development will be constructed on the same footprint as the existing structure, with the addition of a new porch to the front, single-storey extension to the rear and an additional storey added to the side of the dwelling, and all associated site works
2560427	Conditional	2 Sept 2025	0	40 m	to demolish the existing house and build a replacement dwelling & all ancillary works
2460410	Conditional	1 Aug 2025	0	137 m	for a residential development comprising 56 no. residential units, (7 no. detached houses, 46 no. semi-detached houses and 3 no. terrace houses), construction of public footpath to the existing road, ancillary surface car parking, vehicular & pedestrian access to the proposed development, connection to existing public water supply; foul water drainage services including the provision of surface water attenuation and all associated site development and landscape works on lands at Quingardens, Quin, County Clare. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS)

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
323400	—	Granted with conditions	17 Dec 2025	137 m
312196	—	Refused	24 May 2022	303 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

22 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 27 Oct 2026
22 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.