31 Bunratty Castle Gardens, Bunratty, Co. Clare
Change of use of a Bunratty house from a holiday home to a permanent residence.
1713 · Clare County Council · Lodged 12 January 2017
- Reference
- 1713
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 January 2017
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought to change the use of an existing dwelling house at 31 Bunratty Castle Gardens. The change will convert the property from a holiday home to a permanent residence.
- Residential unit
- 1
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
To change the use of an existing dwelling house from holiday home to permanent residence
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 Castle Gardens, Bunratty, Co Clare | Feb 2026 | €240,000 | 24 m |
| 49 Castle Gardens, Bunratty, Co Clare | Mar 2026 | €325,000 | 103 m |
| 47 Castle Gardens, Bunratty, Co Clare | Aug 2025 | €245,000 | 114 m |
| 9 Castle Gardens, Bunratty, Co Clare | Mar 2025 | €220,000 | 131 m |
| 7 Dun Ri, Bunratty, Clare | Jun 2026 | €412,000 | 324 m |
| 11 Church Hill, Bunratty, County Clareprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €462,555 | 439 m |
| 1 Church Hill, Bunrattyprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €462,554 | 453 m |
| 10 Church Hill, Bunratty, Clareprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €351,982 | 454 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 received12 January 2017
- Decision due8 March 2017
- Decision issued2 March 2017
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