Main St, Mountshannon, Co Clare
Retention of a shop, coffee shop, and garden room in Mountshannon, with plans to convert the garden room into a coffee roaster.
23597 · Clare County Council · Lodged 27 November 2023
- Reference
- 23597
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 27 November 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant seeks to retain the use of a former office as a shop and coffee shop, as well as a garden room built alongside it. Permission is also sought to change the use of the retained garden room into a coffee roaster and toilet.
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 retain use of former office as a shop and coffee shop and to retain garden room erected alongside coffee shop and house and also for permission for change of use of the garden room to a coffee roaster and toilet and all associated site 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 Mountshannon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlands, Main Street, Mountshannon | Apr 2025 | €155,000 | 113 m |
| Whitegate Rd, Mountshannon, Clare | Nov 2025 | €300,000 | 206 m |
| 8 Sandycove, Mountshannon, Clare | Apr 2026 | €250,000 | 213 m |
| 2 Village Living, Mountshannon, Clare | Jun 2026 | €239,000 | 214 m |
| 7 Lakeside Close, Mountshannon, Clare | Mar 2026 | €240,000 | 217 m |
| 19 Lakeside View, Mountshannon, Clare | Nov 2025 | €245,000 | 264 m |
| Main St, Mountshannon, Clare | Mar 2026 | €465,000 | 321 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 received27 November 2023
- Decision due30 January 2024
- Decision issued26 January 2024
- Grant issued5 March 2024
- Permission expiry4 March 2029
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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24153ClareLodged 10 May 2024Retention
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17870ClareLodged 15 Nov 2017Extension
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