Main Street, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare
Conversion of a former pub and restaurant into a community hub, training kitchen, and youth centre.
17659 · Clare County Council · Lodged 28 August 2017
- Reference
- 17659
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 August 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal seeks to change the use of a former public bar and restaurant into a ground-floor start-up kitchen, meals on wheels facility, and training unit, with a community holistic space upstairs. It also includes converting an external shed into a youth centre.
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 a change of use and to alter the existing premises along with associated site works. The works involve a) change of use from a public bar / restaurant / accommodation area to a unit for four food-related start-ups / production kitchen for "meals on wheels" / training unit for certified hospitality courses on the ground floor and a community holistic space on the first floor, b) to convert the external store shed to a youth centre space with associated rooms, c) to construct a new store room to the rear, d) new external signage. The development is located within an architectural conservation area
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 Newmarket on Fergus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11cuirt Na Heaglaise, Main St, Newmarket On Fergus | Jan 2025 | €229,000 | 32 m |
| Main St, Newmarket On Fergus, Clare | Jan 2026 | €225,000 | 37 m |
| Rathalheen South, Newmarket On Fergus, Clare | Oct 2025 | €580,000 | 44 m |
| Carhue, Newmarket On Fergus, Clare | May 2026 | €400,000 | 44 m |
| Old Farmhouse, Carnakella, Newmarket On Fergus | Aug 2025 | €100,000 | 44 m |
| Ballycalla, Newmarket On Fergus, Clare | Jan 2025 | €345,000 | 44 m |
| Carrowmeer, Newmarket On Fergus, Co Clare | Sept 2025 | €200,000 | 44 m |
| The Square, Newmarket On Fergus, Clare | Aug 2025 | €180,000 | 65 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 received28 August 2017
- Decision due22 October 2017
- Decision issued18 October 2017
- Grant issued18 November 2017
- Permission expiry17 November 2022
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