School House, Bunratty Castle & Folk Park, Bunratty
Five-year temporary retention of a prefabricated extension at Bunratty Castle & Folk Park.
19878 · Clare County Council · Lodged 8 November 2019
- Reference
- 19878
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 8 November 2019
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 78.7 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for a period of 5 years for a temporary development. This consists of a prefabricated single-storey flat-roof extension to the rear and side of the existing School House building.
- Storey
- 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 retain for 5 years a temporary development which consists of a prefabricated single storey flat roof extension to rear and side of the existing school house building with all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Land zoned for tourism development shall be used for a range of structures and activities which are primarily designed to facilitate tourism development”
National zoning type: Tourism and related
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Castle Gardens, Bunratty, Co Clare | Mar 2025 | €220,000 | 70 m |
| 34 Castle Gardens, Bunratty, Co Clare | Feb 2026 | €240,000 | 119 m |
| 49 Castle Gardens, Bunratty, Co Clare | Mar 2026 | €325,000 | 201 m |
| 47 Castle Gardens, Bunratty, Co Clare | Aug 2025 | €245,000 | 211 m |
| 7 Dun Ri, Bunratty, Clare | Jun 2026 | €412,000 | 346 m |
| 11 Church Hill, Bunratty, County Clareprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €462,555 | 448 m |
| 25 Church Hill, Bunrattyprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €493,392 | 464 m |
| 10 Church Hill, Bunratty, Clareprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €351,982 | 464 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 received8 November 2019
- Decision due11 January 2020
- Decision issued23 December 2019
- Grant issued31 January 2020
- Permission expiry30 January 2025
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