Ocean Cove Hotel, Kilkee, Co. Clare
Conversion of a 50-bedroom hotel into an apart-hotel with 12 units, a restaurant, bar, and a new fishing museum.
16585 · Clare County Council · Lodged 21 July 2016
- Reference
- 16585
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 July 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert the existing 50-bedroom Ocean Cove Hotel into an apart-hotel consisting of eight two-bedroom units and four three-bedroom units. The development will also include a reduced ground floor bar and restaurant area, alongside a new interactive museum and gallery dedicated to the Kilkee fishing industry.
- Residential units
- 12
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Official record
Development description
For change of existing hotel accommodation from 50 bedroom hotel building wilth associated infrastructure to apart hotel facility to achieve 8x2 bedroom units and 4x3 bedroom units within the existing upper floor structure with new access staircase and lift feeding to new external access way with associated restaurants and bar areas set within reduced ground floor area. For new interpretive centre for the kilkee fishing industry interactive museum and gallery at ground floor and all associated site works and renovations at the ocean cove hotel
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Land zoned for tourism development shall be used for a range of structures and activities which are primarily designed to facilitate tourism development”
National zoning type: Tourism and related
Objective set by the Kilkee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| E10 Spanish Cove, Kilkee, Co Clare | May 2025 | €100,000 | 59 m |
| No 4 The Fairways, Golf Course Road, Kilkee | Mar 2026 | €321,000 | 189 m |
| 7 Golf Course Rd, Kilkee, Clare | Apr 2025 | €345,000 | 191 m |
| 3 Golf Links Road, Kilkee | Jan 2026 | €257,000 | 196 m |
| 3 Golf Links Road, Kilkee | Apr 2025 | €250,000 | 196 m |
| 12 Mount Charles Terrace, Kilkee, Clare | Nov 2025 | €200,000 | 258 m |
| 6 Georges Head, Kilkee, Clare | Apr 2026 | €870,000 | 281 m |
| 4 The Strands, Kilkee, Clare | Aug 2025 | €380,000 | 355 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
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