GrantedCommercialDecided 1 June 2017

Bunratty, Co. Clare

Refurbishment and partial demolition of the former Shannon Shamrock Hotel in Bunratty.

17253 · Clare County Council · Lodged 7 April 2017

Reference: 17253
Authority: Clare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 7 April 2017

Summary

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The project involves the partial demolition of rear structures and the refurbishment of the hotel to provide 57 bedrooms, a bar, kitchen, and meeting rooms. It includes changing the pool building into a function room, extending existing bedrooms, and providing car parking.

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Development description

For the refurbishment of the former shannon shamrock hotel which development will consist of (i) partial demolition of existing structures to the rear of the building; (ii) construction of a foyer entrance portico to the front elevation; (iii) refurbishment and reconfiguration of the existing hotel structure including (a) 55 no. Bedrooms, (b) bar area, (c) kitchen, (d) reception/lobby and (e) staff facilities; (iv) change the use of existing internal rooms and buildings including (a) from the pool building to a function room, (b) from the conservatory to 1 no. Bedroom, (c) from storage and offices to 5 no. Meeting rooms and (d) from a store to 1 no. Bedroom, (v) provision of new build floor area to extend 37 no. Existing bedrooms and 1 no. Proposed bedroom; (vi) erect 2 no. Advertisement signs at the entrance to the hotel: ( vii) car parking; (viii) landscaping and (ix) all associated works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Mixed UseUC

“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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
9 Castle Gardens, Bunratty, Co Clare	Mar 2025	€220,000	102 m
34 Castle Gardens, Bunratty, Co Clare	Feb 2026	€240,000	236 m
7 Dun Ri, Bunratty, Clare	Jun 2026	€412,000	257 m
49 Castle Gardens, Bunratty, Co Clare	Mar 2026	€325,000	304 m
47 Castle Gardens, Bunratty, Co Clare	Aug 2025	€245,000	321 m
25 Church Hill, Bunrattyprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€493,392	322 m
11 Church Hill, Bunratty, County Clareprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€462,555	328 m
24 Church Hill, Bunrattyprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€361,234	330 m

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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 April 2017
Decision due1 June 2017
Decision issued1 June 2017
Grant issued2 July 2017
Permission expiry1 July 2022

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