Dough, Kilkee, Co. Clare
Development of a caravan, motor home, and glamping park in Kilkee.
18257 · Clare County Council · Lodged 29 March 2018
- Reference
- 18257
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 March 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project will create a serviced park featuring 26 static motor home bays, 18 touring campervan bays, and 8 pitches for camping/glamping pods. It also includes a facilities building, a holding tank, and a pumping station connected to the town sewer.
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 develop a serviced caravan / motor home / camping and glamping park consisting of set-down bays for 26 no. Static motor homes, 18 no. Touring campervans, 8 no. Pitches for camping / glamping pods including facilities building, provision of holding tank and pumping station connected to town sewer, together with all associated site works and services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Residential use shall be taken to primarily include the use of land for domestic dwellings. It may also provide for a range of other uses particularly those that have the potential to foster the development of new residential communities etc.”
National zoning type: New/proposed residential
Objective set by the Kilkee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loughmore House, Dough, Kilkee | Feb 2025 | €210,000 | 105 m |
| 25 Gort An Clochar, Kilkee, Clare | Mar 2026 | €240,000 | 332 m |
| Gurrane 1, Moyasta, Co. Clare | May 2025 | €300,000 | 345 m |
| 59 Marion Est, Kilkee, Clare | Jul 2025 | €167,000 | 349 m |
| 39 Kilkee Bay Apts, Kilkee, Clare | Nov 2025 | €165,000 | 376 m |
| 9 The Strands, Circular Rd, Kilkee | Jan 2026 | €295,000 | 393 m |
| 24 Marian Estate, Kilkee, Co. Clare | Oct 2025 | €68,000 | 399 m |
| Apt 1115 - Kilkee Bay, Kilrush Road, Kilkee | May 2025 | €265,000 | 439 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 received29 March 2018
- Further information requested22 May 2018
- Further information received11 February 2019
- Decision due26 March 2019
- Decision issued26 March 2019
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- RefusedAt this site
For the following development — PERMISSION to develop a serviced touring caravan/glamping site, with 23 no.…
Dough , Kilkee , Co Clare
22885ClareLodged 3 Oct 2022Commercial
- Granted90 m away
To alter and extend existing dwelling house
Sky Road , Dough , Kilkee
20767ClareLodged 21 Oct 2020Extension
- Granted220 m away
To construct a new entrance to dwelling from the public road
1 The Cloisters , Kilkee , Co Clare
19811ClareLodged 23 Oct 2019Alterations
- Refused230 m away
For development at a 1.33 hectare site at Dough, Kilkee, Co Clare located north of Moonin estate. The…
Dough , Kilkee , Co Clare
211343ClareLodged 17 Dec 2021Commercial
- Awaiting decision230 m away
For development at a 1.33 hectare site at Dough Kilkee, Co Clare, located north of Moonin estate. The site is…
Dough , Kilkee , Co Clare
23603ClareLodged 1 Dec 2023Housing estate
- Refused230 m away
For development at a 1.33 hectare site at Dough, Kilkee, Co Clare, located north of Moonin Estate. The…
Dough , Kilkee , Co Clare
22563ClareLodged 27 Jun 2022Commercial
- Awaiting decision230 m away
For development at a 1.35 hectare site at Dough Kilkee Co Clare located North of Moonin Estate. The site is…
Dough , Kilkee , Co. Clare
2460003ClareLodged 3 Jan 2024Housing estate
- Granted340 m away
To convert part of the original Kilkee Convent to 2 No. apartments, along with ancillary site works
Kilkee Convent , Circular Road , Kilkee
18888ClareLodged 6 Nov 2018Apartments
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- RefusedCommercial
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