Garna House, Main Street, Sixmilebridge
Conversion of ground floor retail units into 4 apartments in a protected structure.
20456 · Clare County Council · Lodged 7 July 2020
- Reference
- 20456
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 7 July 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use of existing ground floor retail units to create 4 self-contained apartments. The works will take place at Garna House, which is a Protected Structure (RPS No. 493).
- Residential units
- 4
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Official record
Development description
For a change of use of existing ground floor retail units to 4 no. Self contained apartments and all ancillary site works. Garna house is a protected structure (rps no. 493)
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 Sixmilebridge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church St, Sixmilebridge, Clare | May 2026 | €262,000 | 34 m |
| Main Street, Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare | Mar 2026 | €150,000 | 40 m |
| 8 George's Street, Sixmilebridgeprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €277,093 | 70 m |
| Clogga, Sixmilebridge, Co Clare | Mar 2025 | €100,000 | 73 m |
| 7 Georges Street, Sixmilebridgeprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €281,938 | 73 m |
| Cappagh South, Sixmilebridge, Clare | Feb 2025 | €256,000 | 73 m |
| 7 Cuirt An Droichead, Main Street, Sixmilebridge | Jul 2025 | €330,000 | 128 m |
| 10 Cuirt An Droichid, Main St, Sixmilebridge | Sept 2025 | €375,000 | 160 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 received7 July 2020
- Further information requested28 August 2020
- Further information received23 October 2020
- Decision due19 November 2020
- Decision issued18 November 2020
- Grant issued19 December 2020
- Permission expiry18 December 2025
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