Gaurus , Cappagh Lawn , Ennis
To carry out the following development, the construction of an accessible home consisting of: (i) Demolition of existing side and rear extensions. (ii) Construction of new side and rear extensions, and refurbishment of existing bungalow. (iii) Provision of new boundary wall, driveway, amenity space and new garden shed. (iv) Required site services with utilities connections to existing public sewer, watermain and all associated ancillary site development and enabling works. In accordance with the Habitats Directive and the provisions of Article 250 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended), Appropriate Assessment Screening of the proposed development has been carried out to assess, in view of best scientific knowledge, if the development, individually or in combination with other plans or projects, would be likely to have a significant effect on a European site. It has been determined that an Appropriate Assessment is not required in respect of this proposed development. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening determination has been made. It has been determined that there is no real likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development and concluded that an Environmental impact Assessment is not required
The application
- Reference
- 268012 · full record
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
- Site area
- 629 m²
- Received
- 30 Oct 2026
- Decision due
- 13 Feb 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/268012/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
268012at 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 4 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.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| G3 High amenity | Buffer spaces are intended to provide a buffer of undev. land for the conservation of biodiversity, visual amenity or green space. Buffer spaces may include natural features e.g. floodplains, riparian zones, turloughs, valuable biodiversity areas etc. | ennis and environs | 20 Apr 2023 → 19 Apr 2029 |
| G3 High amenity | Buffer spaces are intended to provide a buffer of undev. land for the conservation of biodiversity, visual amenity or green space. Buffer spaces may include natural features e.g. floodplains, riparian zones, turloughs, valuable biodiversity areas etc. | ennis and environs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24308 | Conditional | 20 Feb 2025 | 1 | 384 m | to construct a new dwelling house and detached garage including all ancillary services and works |
| 2460650 | Conditional | 14 Feb 2025 | 429 m | to construct an extension and alterations to an existing dwelling house, including minor site works and all associated works | |
| 2460060 | Conditional | 31 Jul 2024 | 1 | 213 m | to construct an entrance, dwelling house and shed together with all associated site development works and connections to public services |
| 2460104 | Conditional | 3 May 2024 | 1 | 488 m | for development which will consist of the construction of a dwelling house, garage, a proprietary waste water treatment system and ancillary site works |
| 2460112 | Conditional | 2 May 2024 | 186 m | of (a) rear extension and fenestration changes to dwelling house as constructed (b) rear garden shed together with all associated site development works | |
| 2360027 | Conditional | 26 Jan 2024 | 31 | 350 m | for the proposed development of 31 no. Residential Dwellings consisting of (i) 24 no. x 3 bed Two storey Semi-detached units, (ii) 4 no. x 4 bed Two storey with attic conversion Semi-detached units, (iii) 1 no. x 3 bed Two storey Terrace unit (iv) 2 no. x 2 bed Two storey Terraced units , (v) Electrical Kiosk and (vi) all ancillary siteworks including ground works, drainage , utilities , street lighting, landscaping |
| 23583 | Conditional | 11 Jan 2024 | 25 | 110 m | for development which will consist of: 1) Omission of 3 number blocks of semi-detached houses numbered B04 to B09 as previously granted under planning reference P20-158. 2) Inclusion of 5 number blocks of semi-detached houses in lieu of units omitted and amendments to the house design in accordance with house type designs submitted this application. The road layout, access arrangements and boundary treatments to remain as previously granted planning permission under P20.158 |
| 23507 | Conditional | 17 Nov 2023 | 21 | 110 m | for an amendment to the granted Planning Permission (P20/158) for development which will consist of 1) Roof design amendments to the 3 granted on site bungalows house Type A, numbered 1,2 and 3, as granted under planning permission P20/158. 2) House design changes to all other units previously granted, numbered 4-21. The road layout and access arrangements to remain as previously granted under planning permission P20/158 |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323870 | Other | 11 Mar 2026 | 86 m | |
| 319102 | Granted with conditions | 13 Feb 2025 | 350 m | |
| 313263 | Refused | 14 Feb 2024 | 309 m | |
| 309568 | Granted with conditions | 23 Sept 2022 | 110 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
- 30 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 4 Dec 2026
- 30 Oct 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.