Clonboy, Bridgetown, Co Clare
Conversion of a pool room at Tonys Bar into a takeaway and delivery restaurant with a commercial kitchen.
22206 · Clare County Council · Lodged 9 March 2022
- Reference
- 22206
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 March 2022
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a change of use of the existing pool room attached to Tonys Bar. The new use will be a takeaway and delivery restaurant incorporating a commercial kitchen, new signage, and a new onsite wastewater treatment system.
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 the following development on property at 'tonys bar'' clonboy, bridgetown, co clare. Permission for change of use of existing pool room attached to existing licenced premises to new use as a takeaway/delivery restaurant incorporating a commercial kitchen, new signage, new onsite wastewater treatment system together with all associated ancillary and incidental 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 Bridgetown 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgetown, Obriensbridge, Clare | Apr 2026 | €471,000 | 80 m |
| 3 Riverdale, Bridgetown, Clare | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 184 m |
| 12 Riverdale, Bridgetown, Clare | Jun 2025 | €397,000 | 287 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 received9 March 2022
- Further information requested28 April 2022
- Further information received7 June 2022
- Decision due5 September 2022
- Application withdrawn5 September 2022
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