Merchants Quay Building, Drimna Kilrush, Co. Clare.
Installation of a passenger lift and roof lights at a protected building in Kilrush.
2360198 · Clare County Council · Lodged 7 June 2023
- Reference
- 2360198
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 7 June 2023
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to install a passenger lift to the rear of the Merchants Quay Building. The works also include installing roof lights on the existing roof structure of this protected building.
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 install a passenger lift to the rear of merchants quay building and to install roof lights on existing roof structure. This development is located in protected structure rps number 858 (quay mills).
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: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
Objective set by the Kilrush 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 302 Quay Mills, Kilrush, Clare | May 2025 | €220,000 | 66 m |
| Apt 105, Quay Mills, Merchants Quay | Apr 2025 | €222,000 | 66 m |
| 301 Quay Mills, Kilrush, Co. Clare | Nov 2025 | €248,500 | 66 m |
| Apt 20, Hector St Mills, Hector St | May 2025 | €172,000 | 91 m |
| Hector St, Kilrush, Clare | Dec 2025 | €263,000 | 108 m |
| Frances St, Kilrush, Clare | Jul 2025 | €155,000 | 175 m |
| 26 Francis Street, Kilrush, County Clare | Jan 2026 | €250,000 | 182 m |
| 50 Pella Rd, Kilrush, Clare | Oct 2025 | €90,000 | 196 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 received7 June 2023
- Decision due1 August 2023
- Decision issued1 August 2023
- Grant issued5 September 2023
- Permission expiry4 September 2028
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