Lahinch Coast Hotel, Station Road Main Street and, Rue D'Arzon
Alterations to the Lahinch Coast Hotel to provide a new bar, restaurant, and outdoor seating area.
22761 · Clare County Council · Lodged 25 August 2022
- Reference
- 22761
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 August 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development comprises internal works to provide a new bar and restaurant area at the Lahinch Coast Hotel. It also includes the partial demolition of the northern facade to accommodate an outdoor seating area with an awning, new signage, and rooftop plant.
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 alterations to the lahinch coast hotel at station road, main street and rue d'arzon, dough, lahinch, co. Clare. The proposed development comprises internal works to provide a new bar and restaurant area and partial demolition of the northern facade to accommodate the provision of an outdoor seating area with ancillary awning, new and replacement signage, elevational/fenestration changes, rooftop plant and all other ancillary site development 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 Lahinch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1a Avondale Apts, Main St, Lahinch | Jan 2026 | €310,000 | 32 m |
| Avondale Apt, Main St, Lahinch | Jan 2026 | €300,000 | 32 m |
| Main Street, Lahinch, Co Clare | Feb 2025 | €312,000 | 47 m |
| 4 Doug Beag, Back Lane, Lahinch | Jun 2026 | €170,000 | 105 m |
| Hy Brazil, Seapark, Lahinch | Oct 2025 | €986,000 | 121 m |
| The Cosy Cottage, Main St, Lahinch | Jun 2026 | €290,000 | 149 m |
| Thalassa, Sea Park, Lahinch | Aug 2025 | €1,000,005 | 161 m |
| Site 28d, Sea Park, Lahinchprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €220,000 | 178 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 received25 August 2022
- Decision due19 October 2022
- Decision issued12 October 2022
- Grant issued15 November 2022
- Permission expiry14 November 2027
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- Granted90 m away
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