Main Street, Kettle Street & Kettler's Lane, Lahinch
Retention and alterations to combine a restaurant and bar in Lahinch, involving a protected structure.
16866 · Clare County Council · Lodged 14 November 2016
- Reference
- 16866
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 14 November 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to retain the change of use of first-floor residential space to a restaurant, retain a restaurant extension, and internally connect Kettler's restaurant and Flanagan's Bar. The works also include a new external stairs, flat roof, lobby extension, and internal alterations to the premises, which is a Protected Structure.
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Official record
Development description
To (a) retain change of use of first floor residential space to restaurant at kettler's, kettle street, lahinch; (b) retain extension to first floor restaurant use at the aforementioned kettler's ; (c) for internal connection to existing premises ( flanagan's bar ) and existing restaurant ( kettler's) to combine both premises as one; (d) for new external stairs from first floor (kettler's) to yard at rear of flanagan's bar and provide rear door and window to same; (e) for new flat roof over yard area to flanagan's bar; (f) for new roof light to lounge to flanagan's bar; (g) construct new lobby extension to access wcs at flanagan's bar; (h) internal alterations to both kettler's and flanagan's bar together with all associated site works and services at this address. Please note that this property at kettler's on kettle street, lahinch is on the county council register of protected structures ( rps no. 598 )
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 Lahinch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cosy Cottage, Main St, Lahinch | Jun 2026 | €290,000 | 21 m |
| Apt 15 The Wharf, The Dell, Lahinch | Mar 2026 | €515,000 | 73 m |
| 4 Doug Beag, Back Lane, Lahinch | Jun 2026 | €170,000 | 76 m |
| Main Street, Lahinch, Co Clare | Feb 2025 | €312,000 | 101 m |
| Avondale Apt, Main St, Lahinch | Jan 2026 | €300,000 | 106 m |
| 1a Avondale Apts, Main St, Lahinch | Jan 2026 | €310,000 | 106 m |
| 11 Sandhill Lodge, Lahinch, Clare | Feb 2025 | €450,000 | 245 m |
| Hy Brazil, Seapark, Lahinch | Oct 2025 | €986,000 | 257 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 received14 November 2016
- Further information requested12 January 2017
- Further information received1 February 2017
- Decision due28 February 2017
- Decision issued17 February 2017
- Grant issued20 March 2017
- Permission expiry19 March 2022
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