GrantedRetentionDecided 4 July 2022

Bunratty Castle Hotel, Bunratty, Co Clare V95 DW9N

Retention of fire damage repair and upgrade works at Bunratty Castle Hotel.

22429 · Clare County Council · Lodged 11 May 2022

Reference: 22429
Authority: Clare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: RETENTION
Received: 11 May 2022

Summary

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Retention and development permission is sought for works undertaken to repair fire damage and upgrade the hotel, which is a Protected Structure. The works include a single-storey extension, infilling an internal courtyard, and various internal reconfigurations.

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Official record

Development description

For permission for development and retention permission for development at a 3.078 ha site at bunratty castle hotel, bunratty, co clare v95 dw9n (a protected structure) the development consists of the retention of works which were undertaken to rationalise, upgrade and repair (principally required as a result of fire damage) part of the existing hotel which has resulted in an increase in ground floor area from c. 1,457 sq m to c1,681 sq m. The works subject to retention permission principally include: the removal of selected internal and external walls, and external structures (c. 120 sq m); the reconfiguration of selected internal spaces; the construction of a single storey extension which links to a fire escape core to the rear of the hotel (totalling c. 150 sq m); the infilling of an internal courtyard to provide an internal extension (c. 56 sq m): the removal of 3 no. Bedrooms, 2 no. Offices and 2 no. Stores at first floor level to provide a double height space below (c. 162 sq m); the removal of external fire escape stairs; the removal of proprietary metal steps on roof; the removal of plant including a water storage tank and enclosure and kitchen extract plant on roof; the removal of part of flat roof and associated roof lights and the provision of new flat roof; elevational changes; and landscaping. The development will also consist of: the provision of a new extended(c. 10.5 sq m) frontage to bar/bistro with full height doors/glazing panels and an entrance lobby with retractable awning on the southern elevation; the reconfiguration of selected internal spaces; the insertion of new windows in lieu of selected existing windows; the provision of part new flat roof; the provision of rooflights; the provision of plant including a new water storage tank and enclosure, and fire escape walkway on roof; the reconfiguration of the existing car parking resulting in an increase in the number of spaces from 140 no. To 152 no. ; the provision of bicycle parking spaces; elevational changes; boundary treatments and landscaping; and all associated site and development works above and below ground

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

CommercialLC

“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 Bunratty Settlement Plan (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
25 Church Hill, Bunrattyprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€493,392	224 m
24 Church Hill, Bunrattyprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€361,234	230 m
23 Church Hill, Bunratty, Clareprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€361,233	235 m
20 Church Hill, Bunratty, County Clareprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€335,154	251 m
12 Church Hill, Bunrattyprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€506,608	270 m
19 Church Hill, Bunrattyprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€484,582	271 m
13 Church Hill, Bunrattyprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€361,233	275 m
18 Church Hill, Bunrattyprice excludes VAT	Nov 2025	€484,582	279 m

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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 received11 May 2022
Decision due5 July 2022
Decision issued4 July 2022
Grant issued9 August 2022
Permission expiry8 August 2027

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