Church Street, Carrigaholt, Co Clare V15 YY05
Change of use of a former Garda Station to a house, including a rear extension, demolition of outbuildings, and a new entrance.
2417 · Clare County Council · Lodged 26 January 2024
- Reference
- 2417
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 January 2024
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 182 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to convert a former Garda Station into a residential dwelling. Works include elevational changes to doors and windows, demolishing existing outbuildings, constructing a rear extension, creating a new vehicular entrance, and relocating the wastewater system.
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 change of use of former garda station to a residential dwelling. Permission is also sought for elevational change to entrance door/window configurations, demolish existing outbuildings, construct rear extension plus new vehicular entrance, relocation of waste water treatment system, percolation area plus all ancillary 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 Carrigaholt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrigaholt Garda Station, Church Street, Carrigaholt | Nov 2025 | €180,000 | 17 m |
| Carrigaholt, Kilrush, Clare | Dec 2025 | €165,000 | 102 m |
| Fleet House, Church St, Carrigaholt | Mar 2026 | €320,000 | 102 m |
| 12 Suan Na Mara, Carrigaholt, Co Clare | Dec 2025 | €270,000 | 223 m |
| 22 Suin Na Mara, Carrigaholt, Clare | Feb 2025 | €285,000 | 291 m |
| 7 West St, Carrigaholt, Kilrush | Jul 2025 | €21,470 | 355 m |
| Rinemacaderrig, Carrigaholt, Clare | Oct 2025 | €230,000 | 393 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 received26 January 2024
- Decision due21 March 2024
- Decision issued14 March 2024
- Grant issued16 April 2024
- Permission expiry15 April 2029
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