Ballyvara, Doolin, Co Clare
Installation of a food and beverage structure at the Doolin Inn.
2110 · Clare County Council · Lodged 8 January 2021
- Reference
- 2110
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 January 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to construct or install a structure for serving food and drinks. This will be ancillary to the existing Doolin Inn complex.
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 construct/install a structure for the serving food/beverages ancillary to the existing doolin inn complex along with associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Land zoned for tourism development shall be used for a range of structures and activities which are primarily designed to facilitate tourism development”
National zoning type: Tourism and related
Objective set by the Doolin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Cottage, Fisherstreet, Doolin | Mar 2026 | €450,000 | 110 m |
| Doolin, Clarenot full market price | Feb 2026 | €525,000 | 247 m |
| 1 Doonmacfelim Cottages, Fisher Street, Doolin | Feb 2025 | €343,000 | 303 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 January 2021
- Further information requested2 March 2021
- Further information received31 March 2021
- Decision due27 April 2021
- Decision issued27 April 2021
- Grant issued2 June 2021
- Permission expiry1 June 2026
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