Armada Hotel, Spanish Point, Co Clare
Conversion of an existing office into a cafe at the Armada Hotel in Spanish Point.
211168 · Clare County Council · Lodged 5 November 2021
- Reference
- 211168
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 November 2021
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 188.05 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves altering the elevations of an existing office building and changing its use to a cafe. The cafe will operate as an ancillary facility to the existing Armada Hotel 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 alter the elevations of an existing office an to change its use from an office to a cafe ancillary to the existing armada hotel complex along with associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The use of land zoned for ‘commercial’ purposes shall be taken to include the use of the lands for commercial and business uses including offices, service industry, warehousing and the facilitation of enterprise/retail/office type uses as appropriate”
National zoning type: Commercial, retail
Objective set by the Spannish Point 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Cottage, Leagaurd South, Spanish Point | Dec 2025 | €655,000 | 257 m |
| Breaffa South, Miltown Malbay, Ennis | Dec 2025 | €375,000 | 343 m |
| 14 Westpark, Spanish Point, Clare | Mar 2025 | €400,000 | 409 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 received5 November 2021
- Decision due8 January 2022
- Decision issued21 December 2021
- Grant issued7 February 2022
- Permission expiry6 February 2027
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
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- GrantedAt this site
To construct a ESB Substation and a new screen to the external store area along with associated site works…
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211055ClareLodged 5 Oct 2021Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
To construct/install a cabin to be used as short-term tourist accommodation ancillary to the existing Armada…
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2084ClareLodged 13 Feb 2020Commercial
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Of the wastewater treatment plant serving the existing Armada Hotel Complex along with associated site works
Armada Hotel , Spanish Point , Co Clare
22677ClareLodged 27 Jul 2022Retention
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
To install a new wastewater treatment plant and polishing filter to serve the existing Armada Hotel Complex…
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21999ClareLodged 22 Sept 2021Infrastructure
- GrantedAt this site
For the following a) to construct an extension and outside winter garden area to the bar/dining room area on…
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19849ClareLodged 4 Nov 2019Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
To RETAIN indefinitely the existing Snug and Covered Smoking Area to the front of the building. To RETAIN…
Spanish Point , Co. Clare
1889ClareLodged 8 Feb 2018Retention
- Awaiting decision50 m away
For development at this site at the Armada Hotel and Armada House (which is a protected structure, RPS No.…
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2560441ClareLodged 16 Jul 2025Infrastructure
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