Main Street, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare
Conversion of parts of a lounge bar and sitting room into ensuite bedrooms, and retention of a ground floor apartment.
16583 · Clare County Council · Lodged 21 July 2016
- Reference
- 16583
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 July 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought to convert part of an existing lounge bar into two ensuite bedrooms and a first-floor sitting room into another bedroom. The application also seeks retention permission for converting ground floor bedrooms into a self-contained one-bedroom apartment and for the altered layout of first-floor bedrooms.
- Residential unit
- 1
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Official record
Development description
- For permission to: 1 change of use for part of the existing lounge bar area to 2 no. Ensuite bedrooms and the consequent necessary altering of the fenestration of the eastern gable
- Change of use for the first floor sittingroom to an ensuite bedroom
- Relocate the customer toilets within the existing lounge bar area
- Retain the change of use for existing ground floor bedrooms to a 1 bedroomed self-contained apartment
- Retain the altered layout of first floor bedrooms over the self contained apartment
- Permission to extend the first floor landing area by removing an existing bedroom, and all associated ancillary and site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The use of land for ‘mixed use’ developments shall incl. the use of land for a range of uses, making provision, where appropriate, for primary and secondary uses e.g. commercial/retail development as the primary use with residential dev. as secondary”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Ballyvaughan 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, Ballyvaughan, Clare | May 2025 | €165,000 | 37 m |
| Cahermachaghten, Ballyvaughan, Clare | Sept 2025 | €135,000 | 91 m |
| 7 Ballyvaughan Way, Ballyvaughan, Clare | May 2026 | €66,026 | 498 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 received21 July 2016
- Decision due14 September 2016
- Decision issued14 September 2016
- Grant issued15 October 2016
- Permission expiry14 October 2021
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