Claremount, O'Curry Street, Kilkee
Retention of demolition, reconstruction of a building for a restaurant/café and a residential unit, and a rear extension.
20402 · Clare County Council · Lodged 18 June 2020
- Reference
- 20402
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 June 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to retain the demolition of the 'Claremount' building and reconstruct it with minor elevational changes. It also proposes a two-storey rear extension, changing the ground floor to a restaurant/café and the first floor to a single residential unit.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storeys
- 2
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 demolition of building known as "claremount", and for planning permission to (a) re-construct building as previously existed with minor elevational two storey minor elevational changes; (b) construct additional two storey extension to rear of re-constructed building with ground floor use as restaurant/café and first floor use as residential; (c) change of use of the ground floor of the re-constructed building to restaurant/café; (d) change of use of the first floor of the re-constructed building to single residential unit; (e) provide internal and external stairs access from ground floor to first floor residential unit; and (f) all other associated site works and services
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strand Line, Kilkee, Clare | Jun 2026 | €475,000 | 65 m |
| 2 Strand Line, Kilkee, Clare | Aug 2025 | €280,000 | 125 m |
| Central Bar, O'curry Street, Kilkee | Jul 2025 | €200,000 | 133 m |
| Devonshire House, Strand Line, Kilkee | Sept 2025 | €400,000 | 145 m |
| 9 The Strands, Circular Rd, Kilkee | Jan 2026 | €295,000 | 198 m |
| Mac's Tavern, O Connell Street, Kilkee | Jun 2025 | €75,000 | 206 m |
| The Strand, Strand Line, Kilkee | Oct 2025 | €1,700,000 | 207 m |
| Tides End, Strand Line, Kilkee | Jul 2025 | €430,000 | 215 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 received18 June 2020
- Decision due12 August 2020
- Decision issued12 August 2020
- Grant issued12 September 2020
- Permission expiry11 September 2025
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