Merchants Quay, Kilrush, Co Clare
Retention of a portacabin, shipping container, and fencing, plus permission for 8 camper van parking bays.
20773 · Clare County Council · Lodged 21 October 2020
- Reference
- 20773
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 21 October 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention for a portacabin, shipping container, and fencing around a Dinghy Park. It also seeks permission to amend the existing parking layout to create 8 camper van bays.
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Official record
Development description
For the placement of portacabin and shipping container and the erection of fencing surrounding a dinghy park area and planning permission to amend the existing parking area to facilitate 8 camper bays along with all associated works
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: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
Objective set by the Kilrush 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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morven, Merchants Quay, Kilrush | Jan 2026 | €275,000 | 73 m |
| Merchants Quay, Kilrush, Co Clare | Mar 2026 | €137,000 | 108 m |
| 7 Merchants Quay, Kilrush, Co. Clare | Jan 2026 | €197,000 | 121 m |
| 4 Island View, Kilrush, Clare | Jun 2026 | €290,000 | 156 m |
| 12 Island View, Kilrush, Co Clarenot full market price | Dec 2025 | €70,000 | 178 m |
| 16 Pella Rd, Kilrush, Clare | Apr 2025 | €110,000 | 210 m |
| 16 Pella Rd, Kilrush, Clare | Dec 2025 | €170,000 | 210 m |
| 41 Pella Road, Kilrush, Co Clare | Jan 2025 | €165,000 | 249 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 received21 October 2020
- Further information requested14 December 2020
- Further information received5 March 2021
- Decision due1 April 2021
- Decision issued31 March 2021
- Grant issued7 May 2021
- Permission expiry6 May 2026
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