Observation pack · Clare County Council
Mullagh National School , Mullagh , Co. Clare
For the Change of Use of a vacant prefabricated single storey building into a Full Daycare Childcare Service and all ancillary site works
Observations close 11 Dec 2026 26 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 6 Nov 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 9 Jan 2027
The application
- Reference
- 2660718 · full record
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- PRE_VALIDATION
- Site area
- 2,657 m²
- Received
- 6 Nov 2026
- Decision due
- 9 Jan 2027
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/2660718/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660718at 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 11 Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| P1 Rural | Agriculture: This zone is for the use of land for agricultural purposes and farming-related activities and to preserve the amenity of the town or village setting. | mullagh settlement plan | 20 Apr 2023 → 19 Apr 2029 |
| S1 Third-level education | Community: The development of lands for community uses shall be taken to include the use of lands for community, civic, health services, public or educational uses including the provision of schools, community halls, healthcare facilities etc. | mullagh settlement plan | 20 Apr 2023 → 19 Apr 2029 |
| P1 Rural | Agriculture: This zone is for the use of land for agricultural purposes and farming-related activities and to preserve the amenity of the town or village setting. | mullagh settlement plan variation no 1 | 20 Apr 2023 → 19 Apr 2029 |
| S1 Third-level education | Community: The development of lands for community uses shall be taken to include the use of lands for community, civic, health services, public or educational uses including the provision of schools, community halls, healthcare facilities etc. | mullagh settlement plan variation no 1 | 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 25 Oct 2026, 23:00
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clare County Council development plan zoning | — | 25 Oct 2026, 23:00 | open |
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 268010 | Unconditional | 14 Sept 2026 | 0 m | to carry out, as part of the "Safe Routes To School" scheme, the following development: • Construction of 80m of new footpath on the northern side of the L2094 Local Rd. • Footpath improvement of 100m on the south side of the L2094 Local Rd. • Installation of 1 No. controlled pedestrian crossing at the school and 2 No. unconditional pedestrian crossings, one to the north and one to the south, all of these will be raised crossings. • Installation of 3 No. speed ramps on the L2094 Local Rd. • Installation of new pencil bollards on new and existing paths, and “School Zone” road markings. • Installation of ow-level planting areas. • Mini-Bus Set own Area. • Provision of associated Signage and Road Markings including high friction skid resistance surfacing. • All associated and ancillary site works. In accordance with the Birds and Natural Habitats Directive, Screening for Appropriate Assessment has been carried out on the project. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening statement has been prepared and concludes that there is no real likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development | |
| 2360483 | Conditional | 9 Jan 2024 | 458 m | of extension and alterations to existing house and planning PERMISSION to renovate and extend the existing house along with all associated works | |
| 23575 | Conditional | 9 Jan 2024 | 314 m | for change of use of existing ground floor former public bar area to private residential accommodation with associated ancillary site works | |
| 23242 | Conditional | 9 Jun 2023 | 305 m | to construct a Playground within the Mullagh All Purpose Sports Facility along with ancillary site works | |
| 2312 | Conditional | 2 Mar 2023 | 382 m | for development consists of the construction of a slatted unit and associated site works | |
| 221116 | Conditional | 8 Feb 2023 | 333 m | for change of use of existing ground floor former public bar area to private residential accommodation | |
| 22652 | Conditional | 8 Sept 2022 | 311 m | for development of a private garage with associated ancillary siteworks | |
| 22351 | Conditional | 7 Jul 2022 | 1 | 380 m | to convert existing ground floor storage area to living accommodation |
What has happened on this file
- 6 Nov 2026 New application · observations close 11 Dec 2026
- 6 Nov 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Nov 2026, 23:00. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Clare County Council before relying on it.