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Observation pack · Clare County Council

Woodmount , Ennistymon , Co. Clare.

to retain a domestic garage as constructed

Observations close 11 Nov 2026 18 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 7 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 1 Dec 2026

The application

Reference
2660654 · full record
Authority
Clare County Council
Type
RETENTION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
—
Site area
2,488 m²
Received
7 Oct 2026
We first saw it
14 Oct 2026, 01:45
Decision due
1 Dec 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/2660654/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660654 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 11 Nov 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
26234Conditional7 Oct 20260419 mfor the construction of a 400 KW Solar PV Solar Farm Development. The proposed works will consist of a 400KW solar farm to the south of the existing facility within an area of approximately 0.30 hectares comprising of linear arrays of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames (with associated cabling and ducting), inverters and all associated site works
2660130Refused28 Apr 20261471 mis sought for an external render to the front (south-west) and rear (north-east) facades of the existing two storey dwelling
2560550Conditional3 Dec 20251235 mfor development which will consist of a dwelling house and garage with proprietary wastewater treatment system and soil polishing filter together with ancillary site works
2560137Conditional12 Nov 202516 mto extend to the existing residential dwelling and construct an ancillary living unit with all associated civil works below and above ground. The proposed works include a pedestrian access and field access to the site
2560378Conditional7 Nov 20251454 mfor the refurbishment and extension to an existing terrace house and all associated site works
2460508Conditional27 Nov 20240429 mto construct a first floor extension on top of the existing single storey extension to the side of the house and RETENTION permission for elevational changes to the dwelling house and the construction of a garden shed along with all associated siteworks
2460198Conditional1 Jul 20240419 mto demolish existing loading bay and to construct an extension along with associated site works and services
2360508Conditional24 Jan 202416 mof a domestic waste water treatment system consisting of packaged waste water treatment system, pump sump, rising main and polishing filter including all associated works above and below ground.

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501367—Split27 Aug 2026471 m
314544—Granted with conditions22 Nov 2023419 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

  • 7 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 11 Nov 2026
  • 7 Oct 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Clare County Council before relying on it.