Main Street, Liscannor, Co Clare
Retention of a change of use from office space to a museum and shop, plus an external seating area in Liscannor.
16531 · Clare County Council · Lodged 28 June 2016
- Reference
- 16531
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 28 June 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought for the retention of a change of use from Class 3 office space to a Class 10 museum and Class 1 shop. The application also includes the retention of an external open structure and seating area.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Retention for development which consists of a change of use from class 3 office space to class 10 museum and class 1 shop including retention of an external open structure/seating area
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The use of land zoned for ‘commercial’ purposes shall be taken to include the use of the lands for commercial and business uses including offices, service industry, warehousing and the facilitation of enterprise/retail/office type uses as appropriate”
National zoning type: Commercial, retail
Objective set by the Liscannor Settlement Plan (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main St, Liscannor, Clare | Jul 2025 | €120,000 | 146 m |
| Loughloon, Liscannor, Clare | Apr 2025 | €240,000 | 149 m |
| Loughloon, Liscannor, Clare | Apr 2025 | €220,000 | 149 m |
| Oyster Lodge, Main St, Liscannor | Jan 2026 | €805,000 | 208 m |
| Quay Lower, Liscannor, Clare | Jun 2025 | €650,000 | 324 m |
| Carrig House, Liscannor, Clare | Oct 2025 | €695,000 | 422 m |
| 5 Clochan Na Mara, Liscannor, Clare | Feb 2025 | €435,000 | 439 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received28 June 2016
- Decision due22 August 2016
- Decision issued18 August 2016
- Grant issued18 September 2016
- Permission expiry17 September 2021
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