Broadford Community Hall, Coolagh, Broadford Co Clare
Change of use from dressing rooms to a creche and preschool in Broadford.
2388 · Clare County Council · Lodged 20 February 2023
- Reference
- 2388
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 February 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to convert existing dressing rooms at Broadford Community Hall into a creche and preschool. The development will include minor internal and elevational alterations along with associated site works.
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Official record
Development description
For change of use from dressingrooms to a creche and preschool with minor elevational and internal alterations and all associated site works
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 Broadford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furze Cottage, Broadford, Clare | Dec 2025 | €233,000 | 190 m |
| Parochial House, Gortnaglogh, Broadford | Dec 2025 | €335,000 | 234 m |
| Main St, Broadford, Clare | Jan 2026 | €100,000 | 249 m |
| 13 Hurdlestown Meadows, Broadford, Clare | Apr 2025 | €475,000 | 318 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 received20 February 2023
- Decision due16 April 2023
- Decision issued13 April 2023
- Grant issued15 May 2023
- Permission expiry14 May 2028
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
To change of use from dressingrooms to a creche and preschool with minor elevational and internal alterations…
Broadford Community Hall , Coolagh , Broadford Co Clare
2376ClareLodged 13 Feb 2023Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
For the change of use of part of the existing community hall, Broadford, Co Clare into a full day care early…
Broadford , Co Clare
2130ClareLodged 21 Jan 2021Change of use
- Granted70 m away
To construct extension and alterations to school. The works shall consist of a 2- storey and single-storey…
Broadford , co Clare
16188ClareLodged 10 Mar 2016Infrastructure
- Granted90 m away
Of a dwelling house and septic tank on revised site boundaries
Gortnaglogh , Broadford , Co. Clare
2560135ClareLodged 20 Mar 2025Retention
- Granted110 m away
To replace the existing fence mounted on the top of a section of front boundary wall with new fencing on the…
Main Street , Broadford , Co Clare
18792ClareLodged 11 Oct 2018Alterations
- Granted130 m away
For A) to demolish existing domestic garage and replace same with an extension onto existing dwelling house;…
No. 6 The Cottages , Mill Road Gortnaglough , Broadford
17523ClareLodged 4 Jul 2017Extension
- Granted130 m away
For a) permission to demolish existing domestic garage, b) permission to construct extension onto existing…
6 The Cottages , Mill Road Gortnaglough , Broadford
1772ClareLodged 6 Feb 2017Extension
- Granted160 m away
To remove one window from front elevation and replace this window with a door and convert part of existing…
Vaughans Bar , Main Street , Broadford Co. Clare
2560594ClareLodged 29 Sept 2025Alterations
Related developments
Similar applications
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- Awaiting decisionChange of use
To change of use from dressingrooms to a creche and preschool with minor elevational and internal alterations…
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- GrantedChange of use
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- Awaiting decisionChange of use
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- Awaiting decisionChange of use
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161455WicklowLodged 23 Dec 2016
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