Main Street, Lahinch, Co Clare
Change of use of ground floor to commercial, first floor to an apartment, and construction of a three-storey rear extension with two apartments.
20296 · Clare County Council · Lodged 8 May 2020
- Reference
- 20296
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 May 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of converting the existing ground floor residential area into a new commercial unit. A new three-storey rear extension will be built to accommodate two apartments, a basement, and a ground floor store. Additionally, the existing first-floor residential space will be converted into a new apartment.
- Residential units
- 3
- Storeys
- 3
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 works a) the change of use of the existing ground floor residential area to a new commercial unit b) the construction of a new three storey rear extension which will comprise of 2 no. Apartments, a basement and ground floor store area for the new commercial unit c) the change of use of the existing first floor residential into a new apartment area along with associated ancillary site works
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cosy Cottage, Main St, Lahinch | Jun 2026 | €290,000 | 48 m |
| 4 Doug Beag, Back Lane, Lahinch | Jun 2026 | €170,000 | 61 m |
| Main Street, Lahinch, Co Clare | Feb 2025 | €312,000 | 66 m |
| 1a Avondale Apts, Main St, Lahinch | Jan 2026 | €310,000 | 71 m |
| Avondale Apt, Main St, Lahinch | Jan 2026 | €300,000 | 71 m |
| Apt 15 The Wharf, The Dell, Lahinch | Mar 2026 | €515,000 | 96 m |
| Hy Brazil, Seapark, Lahinch | Oct 2025 | €986,000 | 222 m |
| Thalassa, Sea Park, Lahinch | Aug 2025 | €1,000,005 | 257 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 May 2020
- Further information requested15 July 2020
- Further information received5 November 2020
- Decision due10 December 2020
- Decision issued9 December 2020
- Grant issued18 January 2021
- Permission expiry17 January 2026
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