Any person or body may make a submission or observation in writing on a Planning Application to the Planning Authority. Submissions or observations must be received within 5 weeks beginning on the date the application is received by the Planning Authority and must be accompanied by the appropriate fee of €20.00.

Any Submission or observation received shall;

(i) state the name of the person or body making the submission or observation and

(ii) indicate the address which any correspondence relating to the application should be sent.

Defamation Notice:

Persons making a submission/observation on a planning application should be aware that comments involving allegations of any kind against a named or otherwise identifiable person or organisation may be viewed as defamatory by the subject of the comments. Persons may be sued directly for any defamatory allegations in any submission/observation and should avoid making such allegations. Any submission/observation made to the Planning Authority is made available for public inspection both in the hard copy file and on the Council's website. In the event of any potentially defamatory allegation giving rise to legal action against it, the Planning Authority may seek indemnity from the person making the allegation