Planning application · Clare County Council

for development of this site at Trump International Golf Links & Hotel, Doonbeg, Kilrush…

Trump International Golf Links & Hotel , DoonbegKilrush , Co. Clare V15 KH39

2560838 · ClareIn AssessmentAppealed
Reference
2560838
Planning authority
Clare County Council
Received
22 Dec 2025
Decided
23 Feb 2026
Status
In Assessment
Use
hospitality
Site area
2.57 ha

Proposed development

for development of this site at Trump International Golf Links & Hotel, Doonbeg, Kilrush, Co. Clare, V15 KH39. The development will consist of: a) The demolition of the existing event marquee and its associated service areas; the demolition of Doughmore House, including its associated shed, concrete yard, boiler and plant room to the rear. All associated hardstanding, access roads, foundations, services, utilities and site infrastructure relating to the above elements will be removed. b) The construction of a new single-storey ballroom building, comprising a main function room; lobby and pre-function areas; reception space; bar and lounge areas; champagne and tea stations; bridal suite; guest WCs; staff facilities; kitchen and catering areas; chair and bar stores; internal service and plant spaces; an external service yard; and a partially covered external terrace. c) The reconfiguration, upgrading and extension of existing car parking and internal circulation areas, including revised vehicular and pedestrian routes, set-down areas, bicycle parking provision, resurfacing, lighting, and all associated hard and soft landscaping works. d) Site development and landscape works, including embankments, regrading and contouring, footpaths, paved areas, planting, boundary treatments, surface water and foul drainage works, services and utilities connections, and all works required to integrate the development into the existing hotel campus. e) All ancillary site development, excavation and infrastructural works necessary to facilitate the proposed development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared for this development and is submitted with this planning application

What happens next

The decision has been appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála. The appeal outcome replaces the council decision.

For the applicant

Is this your application?

Sign in to follow it through the Clare planning process, get told when the decision lands, and see which builders and trades are working on similar projects near you. It is free and takes an email address.

Follow this applicationNo cold calls. Nothing is shared unless you choose to.

Nearby applications

Other applications on the Clare register close to this address.

All Clare planning applications

About this page: the facts above come from the statutory public planning register kept by Clare County Council and are refreshed weekly (last updated 23 Jul 2026). Applicant names and contact details are not shown. Status labels are PlanningLeads' plain-language reading of the register status and the "Use" label is classified by AI from the public description (see how we use AI); neither is legal advice and the council's file is the record. How we handle this data: privacy notice.

Remove my application from this page

If this is your application and you would rather it did not appear here, tell us and we will take the page down. No account, no questions asked. This is your right to object under GDPR Article 21.