Ruan Commons Townland, Ruan, Co Clare
Demolition of a pub and residence to build 11 homes, a commercial unit, and a new park in Ruan.
20621 · Clare County Council · Lodged 8 September 2020
- Reference
- 20621
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 September 2020
- Residential units
- 11
- Floor area
- 2200 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development proposes the demolition of an existing public house, residence, and rear shed. In their place, it will construct 3 three-bedroom houses, a commercial unit with a flat overhead, a new access road and park, 4 two-bedroom dormer homes, and 4 three-bedroom houses.
- 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
The development will consist of the demolition and removal of the existing public house, residence and shed at the rear, and the construction on main street of 3 two storey 3 bedroom houses and a commercial unit with a two bedroom flat overhead, a new access road and park, with four 2 bedroom dormer homes, and 4 two storey 3 bedroom houses with parking spaces on the existing and proposed roads for 24 cars, and new footpaths on this site. The proposed development will be connected to the existing waste water treatment facility and water supply in the village
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 Ruan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moyree, Ruan, Co Clare | Apr 2026 | €60,000 | 38 m |
| 18 Toormore, Ruan, Co Clarenot full market price | Feb 2025 | €165,000 | 209 m |
| 29 Toormore, Ruan, Co Clarenot full market price | Oct 2025 | €105,000 | 225 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 September 2020
- Further information requested30 October 2020
- Application withdrawn22 December 2020
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