Main Street, Liscannor, Co Clare
Renovation of a building on Main Street to create a ground-floor coffee shop and a first-floor studio apartment.
2397 · Clare County Council · Lodged 21 February 2023
- Reference
- 2397
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 February 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves renovating and extending the ground floor of an existing building in Liscannor for use as a coffee shop. The first floor will be renovated into a studio apartment, including the replacement of windows and doors and the installation of new roof windows.
- Residential unit
- 1
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: (a) renovate and extend the ground floor of the existing building for use as a coffee shop. (b) renovate the first floor of the existing building for use as a studio apartment, the renovation works will include replacing all existing windows / doors and installing new roof windows on both the front and rear elevations. (c) all associated site works and services
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 Liscannor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyster Lodge, Main St, Liscannor | Jan 2026 | €805,000 | 27 m |
| Loughloon, Liscannor, Clare | Apr 2025 | €240,000 | 69 m |
| Loughloon, Liscannor, Clare | Apr 2025 | €220,000 | 69 m |
| Main St, Liscannor, Clare | Jul 2025 | €120,000 | 99 m |
| Quay Lower, Liscannor, Clare | Jun 2025 | €650,000 | 214 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 received21 February 2023
- Further information requested14 April 2023
- Further information received4 August 2023
- Decision due31 August 2023
- Decision issued25 August 2023
- Grant issued29 September 2023
- Permission expiry28 September 2028
In the area
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18329ClareLodged 24 Apr 2018Commercial
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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16439ClareLodged 1 Jun 2016Commercial
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
The development will consist of mixed use commerical/retail units including all ancillary site works
Main Street , Liscannor , Co Clare
16530ClareLodged 28 Jun 2016Commercial
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- GrantedAt this site
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17386ClareLodged 22 May 2017Retention
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23207ClareLodged 6 Apr 2023Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
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