O'Connells Street, Circular Road, Dough
Change of use of half of an existing garage to a commercial dog grooming salon.
16807 · Clare County Council · Lodged 20 October 2016
- Reference
- 16807
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 October 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to convert 50% of an existing garage into a commercial dog grooming salon with no overnight kennelling. It also includes provision for signage on the gable end facing Circular Road.
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
- For development to
- Change of use to 50% of the existing garage to a commerical dog grooming salon. No overnight kennelling service to be provided
- Provision for signage on gable end of garage facing circular road
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 O'connell Street, Kilkee, Co. Clare | Nov 2025 | €160,000 | 42 m |
| Smiths Lane, Kilkee, Clare | Jul 2025 | €190,000 | 116 m |
| 1 Smiths Lane, Kilkee, Clare | Mar 2026 | €310,000 | 133 m |
| 410 Kilkee Bay Apts, Kilkee, Clareprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €185,000 | 133 m |
| Seoidin, Grattan Street, Kilkee | Nov 2025 | €300,000 | 159 m |
| Circular Road, Kilkee, County Clare | Aug 2025 | €900,000 | 189 m |
| The Square, Kilkee, Co Clare | Jul 2025 | €184,000 | 202 m |
| Unit 2 Grattan Street, Kilkee, Co Clareprice excludes VAT | Jul 2026 | €210,000 | 232 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 received20 October 2016
- Further information requested12 December 2016
- Further information received2 February 2017
- Decision due1 March 2017
- Decision issued16 February 2017
- Grant issued19 March 2017
- Permission expiry18 March 2022
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