O'Connell Street, Kilkee, Co Clare
Retention of an existing ground floor Montessori pre-school.
20200 · Clare County Council · Lodged 19 March 2020
- Reference
- 20200
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 19 March 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for an existing ground floor Montessori pre-school. The application includes all associated site works.
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 existing ground floor montessori pre-school plus all associated site 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac's Tavern, O Connell Street, Kilkee | Jun 2025 | €75,000 | 60 m |
| 1 Corneal Sraid Eireann, Kilkee, Co Clare | Jul 2025 | €235,000 | 83 m |
| 1 Smiths Lane, Kilkee, Clare | Mar 2026 | €310,000 | 107 m |
| The Square, Kilkee, Co Clare | Jul 2025 | €184,000 | 108 m |
| Seoidin, Grattan Street, Kilkee | Nov 2025 | €300,000 | 116 m |
| Unit 2 Grattan Street, Kilkee, Co Clareprice excludes VAT | Jul 2026 | €210,000 | 118 m |
| The Strand, Strand Line, Kilkee | Oct 2025 | €1,700,000 | 126 m |
| Smiths Lane, Kilkee, Clare | Jul 2025 | €190,000 | 126 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 received19 March 2020
- Decision due8 July 2020
- Decision issued29 June 2020
- Grant issued30 July 2020
- Permission expiry29 July 2025
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