Bunratty West, Co. Clare
Outline permission for a holiday hostel building and ancillary structures.
16848 · Clare County Council · Lodged 7 November 2016
- Reference
- 16848
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- OUTLINE PERMISSION
- Received
- 7 November 2016
Summary
AI-generatedOutline planning permission is sought for the construction of a holiday hostel building, including ancillary accommodation, a separate bicycle and refuse storage building, and an access 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 which will consist of the construction of a holiday hostel building, including ancillary accommodation, separate bicycle and refuse storage building, ancillary site works, access road and connection to public services
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 Bunratty 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Church Hill, Bunrattyprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €493,392 | 200 m |
| 24 Church Hill, Bunrattyprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €361,234 | 208 m |
| 7 Dun Ri, Bunratty, Clare | Jun 2026 | €412,000 | 208 m |
| 23 Church Hill, Bunratty, Clareprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €361,233 | 216 m |
| 12 Church Hill, Bunrattyprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €506,608 | 229 m |
| 11 Church Hill, Bunratty, County Clareprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €462,555 | 229 m |
| 9 Castle Gardens, Bunratty, Co Clare | Mar 2025 | €220,000 | 232 m |
| 13 Church Hill, Bunrattyprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €361,233 | 239 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 received7 November 2016
- Further information requested22 December 2016
- Further information received14 September 2017
- Decision due11 October 2017
- Decision issued11 October 2017
- Grant issued11 November 2017
- Permission expiry10 November 2020
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