Frances Street &, John Street, Kilrush
Retention of a rear commercial extension and permission to extend upper-floor private accommodation.
1767 · Clare County Council · Lodged 2 February 2017
- Reference
- 1767
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 February 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention for a rear extension to a commercial premises. It also seeks permission to extend private accommodation on the first and second floors, construct a pitched roof, and replace a wall and doors with an arched entrance.
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 retention of an extension to the rear of the commercial premises and for planning permission to extend the private accommodation on the first and second floor of the building, to construct a pitched roof over a section of the commercial premises, to remove the existing wall and doors facing john street and replace with an arched access / entrance along with all ancillary works
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 Kilrush 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Street, Kilrush, Co. Clare | May 2025 | €162,000 | 64 m |
| John St, Kilrush, Clare | Jun 2026 | €45,000 | 78 m |
| 26 Francis Street, Kilrush, County Clare | Jan 2026 | €250,000 | 100 m |
| Frances St, Kilrush, Clare | Jul 2025 | €155,000 | 106 m |
| Upstairs Accommodation, Market Square, Kilrush | Jun 2025 | €30,000 | 183 m |
| 61 Henry St, Kilrush, Clarenot full market price | Mar 2026 | €80,000 | 184 m |
| Apt 20, Hector St Mills, Hector St | May 2025 | €172,000 | 191 m |
| 56 Moore Street, Kilrush, Co Clare | May 2025 | €35,000 | 206 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 received2 February 2017
- Further information requested28 March 2017
- Further information received10 May 2017
- Decision due1 August 2017
- Decision issued31 July 2017
- Grant issued31 August 2017
- Permission expiry30 August 2022
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