Castle Road, Coolisteigue, Clonlara
Retention of a pre-school playgroup, house alterations, and a garage in Clonlara, with a sewerage upgrade.
20283 · Clare County Council · Lodged 29 April 2020
- Reference
- 20283
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 29 April 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention for a partial change of use of a dwelling to a playgroup/pre-school, minor elevational changes including rooflights, a garage conversion, a front porch, an additional entrance, and a detached garage. It also seeks permission to upgrade the existing sewerage treatment system.
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 the following a) to retain change of use of part of existing dwelling as playgroup / pre-school. B) to retain minor elevational changes to existing dwelling including rooflights, conversion of attached garage to bedroom plus sunroom / porch to front of dwelling. C) to retain additional entrance plus front boundary wall and detached domestic garage. And for permission to upgrade existing sewerage treatment system plus all ancillary site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“These are the smallest type of settlement in the hierarchy and their character reflects traditional building patterns with a loose collection of rural wellings, clustered around one or more focal points.”
National zoning type: General
Objective set by the Coolisteige Cluster (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coolistighue, Clonlara, Clare | May 2026 | €282,500 | 483 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 April 2020
- Decision due18 July 2020
- Decision issued9 July 2020
- Grant issued9 August 2020
- Permission expiry8 August 2025
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