Main Street, Miltown Malbay, Co Clare
Change of use of a first floor from residential to commercial to create a cafe and multi-purpose room.
23192 · Clare County Council · Lodged 29 March 2023
- Reference
- 23192
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 March 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes changing the use of an existing first floor from residential to commercial use, creating a multi-purpose room, staff facilities, and a cafe area ancillary to the ground floor. The property is located within an Architectural Conservation Area and ground floor window/door alterations are also planned.
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 change the use of the existing first floor area from residential into commercial use and to alter the windows/doors on the ground floor. The first floor commercial area will consist of a multi-purpose room, staff facilities and cafe area which will be ancillary to the commercial use on the ground floor. The development is located within an architectural conservation area
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 Miltown Malbay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main St, Miltown Malbay, Clare | Jul 2025 | €180,000 | 12 m |
| Main St, Miltown Malbay, Co Clare | Oct 2025 | €280,000 | 17 m |
| Main St, Miltown Malbay, Co Clare | Aug 2025 | €280,000 | 17 m |
| Main Street, Miltown Malbay, Co Clare | Dec 2025 | €82,500 | 43 m |
| 62 Main Street, Miltown Malbay, County Clare | Sept 2025 | €80,000 | 59 m |
| Ennis Rd, Miltown Malbay, Co Clare | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 63 m |
| Ennis Rd, Miltown Malbay, Co Clare | Aug 2025 | €250,000 | 63 m |
| Ardmelode, Miltown | Jan 2010 | €130,000 | 117 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 March 2023
- Decision due23 May 2023
- Decision issued18 May 2023
- Grant issued22 June 2023
- Permission expiry21 June 2028
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