Kincora House, O'Connell Street, Ballalley Lane Kilkee Co Clare
Change of use of part of a former guesthouse to a restaurant and art gallery with outdoor seating and a mobile coffee van.
21412 · Clare County Council · Lodged 29 April 2021
- Reference
- 21412
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 April 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal includes converting part of the ground floor of Kincora House into a restaurant and art gallery with indoor seating. It also plans for an outdoor seating area in the rear yard with a mobile coffee dock van, converting an existing shed to covered seating, and making minor elevational changes.
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
- For
- Change of use of part of ground floor former guesthouse / private residential area to restaurant/ art gallery with kitchen / toilet block and indoor seating
- Provide outdoor seating area to rear yard with mobile coffee dock van plus conversion of existing shed to covered seating area
- Minor elevational changes to railway road elevation, including construction of wall between yard and garden and pedestrian exit to ballalley lane
- New signage to gable facing railway road
- Alterations to first floor of existing guesthouse plus all ancillary site 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: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Kilkee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac's Tavern, O Connell Street, Kilkee | Jun 2025 | €75,000 | 69 m |
| 1 Smiths Lane, Kilkee, Clare | Mar 2026 | €310,000 | 88 m |
| 1 Corneal Sraid Eireann, Kilkee, Co Clare | Jul 2025 | €235,000 | 89 m |
| The Square, Kilkee, Co Clare | Jul 2025 | €184,000 | 101 m |
| Seoidin, Grattan Street, Kilkee | Nov 2025 | €300,000 | 102 m |
| Smiths Lane, Kilkee, Clare | Jul 2025 | €190,000 | 106 m |
| Unit 2 Grattan Street, Kilkee, Co Clareprice excludes VAT | Jul 2026 | €210,000 | 116 m |
| The Strand, Strand Line, Kilkee | Oct 2025 | €1,700,000 | 142 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 received29 April 2021
- Further information requested22 June 2021
- Further information received29 November 2021
- Decision due4 January 2022
- Decision issued20 December 2021
- Grant issued28 January 2022
- Permission expiry27 January 2027
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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26115ClareLodged 30 Apr 2026Commercial
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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22323ClareLodged 7 Apr 2022New dwelling
- GrantedAt this site
To RETAIN existing ground floor Montessori pre-school plus all associated site works
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20200ClareLodged 19 Mar 2020Retention
- Granted40 m away
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2360166ClareLodged 22 May 2023Commercial
- Awaiting decision50 m away
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22975ClareLodged 27 Oct 2022Commercial
- Granted60 m away
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- Refused60 m away
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25227ClareLodged 10 Jul 2025Retention
- Granted60 m away
To construct a new first floor extension fronting Ballalley Lane consisting of additional restaurant kitchen…
Bay View Hotel , O'Connell St / Ballalley Lane , Kilkee Co Clare
221060ClareLodged 24 Nov 2022Commercial
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