Querrin National School, Querrin, Kilkee Co Clare
Change of use from a primary school to a community facility and business hub.
23518 · Clare County Council · Lodged 5 October 2023
- Reference
- 23518
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 October 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes changing the use of Querrin National School to a community facility. The new facility will feature a small business hub, a community kitchen, two multi-purpose spaces, a storage/bicycle shed, and car parking.
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Official record
Development description
For change of use from a primary school to a community facility featuring a small business hub, community kitchen, and two community multi-purpose spaces along with provision for a storage/bicycle shed and car parking with all other necessary ancillary services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The development of lands for community uses shall be taken to include the use of lands for community, civic, health services, public or educational uses including the provision of schools, community halls, healthcare facilities etc.”
Objective set by the Querrin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| No 7 Fishersmans Cottage, Querrin Village, Kilkee | Dec 2025 | €180,000 | 89 m |
| No. 6 Fishermans Cottage, Querrin, Kilkee | Dec 2025 | €184,000 | 96 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 received5 October 2023
- Further information requested23 November 2023
- Further information received20 February 2024
- Decision due3 April 2024
- Decision issued2 April 2024
- Grant issued7 May 2024
- Permission expiry6 May 2029
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
To alter the design of the development previously authorised under planning permission Ref. No. P23-518,…
Querrin National School , Querrin , Kilkee
2460661ClareLodged 19 Dec 2024Alterations
- Granted50 m away
To renovate and extend the existing dwelling house and to provide a new private on-site wastewater treatment…
Querrin , Kilkee , Co. Clare
2360320ClareLodged 18 Aug 2023Extension
- Granted240 m away
To alter, renovate and extend existing dwelling house
Querrin , Kilkee , Co Clare
17618ClareLodged 10 Aug 2017Extension
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