Planning application 2560839
Doonbeg Golf Course Enhancements
Trump International Golf Links & Hotel, DoonbegKilrush, Co. Clare
Current status
Under appeal
Latest milestone
Appeal lodged with An Coimisiún Pleanála
6 Mar 2026
Application timeline
Key milestones
Council and An Coimisiún Pleanála milestones.
Application received
Decision: CONDITIONAL
Appeal lodged with An Coimisiún Pleanála
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Why this application matters
Golf course works
The scheme adds new tee boxes for holes 3 and 17 at Trump International Golf Links & Hotel, integrated with the existing course through turfing, edging, contouring and grading.
Landscape and wetland
Adjoining improved grassland would be remodelled with low screening mounds, reseeding, walkways, a new pond and associated wetland areas, alongside expansion and enhancement of the grassland.
Access realignment
Part of the internal access road would be removed and replaced with a realigned, upgraded route, with associated services and reinstatement works.
Related hotel campus project
A separate proposal at the same hotel campus provides for replacement of an event marquee and Doughmore House with a single-storey ballroom, alongside revised parking, circulation and landscaping.
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Application details
- Planning reference
- 2560839
- Council
- Clare County Council
- Proposal description
- For development of this site at Trump International Golf Links & Hotel, Doonbeg, Kilrush, Co. Clare, V15 KH39. The development will consist of: a) The construction of new golf tee boxes serving Holes 3 and 17, including associated turfing, edging, contouring and grading works to integrate the golf tee boxes into the existing golf course layout and design; b) The demolition and removal of a section of the existing internal access road, and the realignment and construction of a new and upgraded internal access road, including all associated works and services; c) Landscaping and remodelling of adjoining improved grassland areas, including minor contouring, low earth mounding to improve visual screening, integration of the new golf tee boxes and associated walkways, the formation of a pond and associated wetland areas, and the expansion and enhancement of the existing improved grassland; and, d) All associated site development works, including earthworks, temporary fencing, reseeding, landscaping, ground reinstatement and any ancillary works required to facilitate the development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared for this development and is submitted with this planning application
- Location / address
- Trump International Golf Links & Hotel, DoonbegKilrush, Co. Clare
- Application type
- PERMISSION
- Received / registered
- 22 Dec 2025
- Valid date
- 22 Dec 2025
- Council decision
- Conditional
- Council decision date
- 23 Feb 2026
- Appeal lodged
- 6 Mar 2026
Location context
Nearby sold prices
Recent Property Price Register sales in Co Clare. Distances are not shown because the sale records do not contain reliable coordinates.