Treacy's Oakwood Hotel, Airport Road Smithstown, Shannon Co Clare
Extension of Treacy's Oakwood Hotel in Shannon to add 35 new bedrooms.
24149 · Clare County Council · Lodged 3 May 2024
- Reference
- 24149
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 3 May 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes extensions to the first and second floors of an existing hotel to accommodate 35 additional bedrooms. The works will also include layout alterations to the ground and first floors, a new lift, and additional parking spaces.
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
For development at an existing hotel consisting of: extension to second floor to accommodate additional 29 no. Bedrooms; extension to first floor to accommodate additional 6 no. Bedrooms; alterations to existing layout of part ground floor and part first floor; new lift and all associated site works including provision of additional parking
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The use of land zoned for ‘commercial’ purposes shall be taken to include the use of the lands for commercial and business uses including offices, service industry, warehousing and the facilitation of enterprise/retail/office type uses as appropriate”
National zoning type: Commercial, retail
Objective set by the Shannon Town and Environs Local Area PLan (2012–2029). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 Radharc Doire, Smithstown, Shannonprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €303,965 | 97 m |
| 56 Radharc Doire, Smithstown, Shannonprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €295,154 | 101 m |
| 55 Radharc Doire, Shannon, Coprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €295,154 | 105 m |
| 30 Radharc Doire, Smithstown, Shannonprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €297,466 | 120 m |
| 63 Radharc Doire, Shannon, County Clareprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €295,154 | 123 m |
| 32 Radharc Doire, Smithstown, Shannonprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €286,344 | 124 m |
| 31 Radharc Doire, Smithstown, Shannonprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €286,344 | 126 m |
| 49 Radharc Doire, Smithstown, Shannonprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €273,128 | 126 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 received3 May 2024
- Further information requested26 June 2024
- Further information received13 December 2024
- Decision due18 January 2025
- Decision issued17 January 2025
- Grant issued9 June 2025
- Appeal submitted7 February 2025
- Appeal decided30 May 2025
- Permission expiry8 June 2030
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