"Lisheen" ESB House, Castlebank, Ardnacrusha Co Clare
Conversion of an attached garage into a family room and retention of a detached double garage, driveway, and boundary walls.
24280 · Clare County Council · Lodged 4 September 2024
- Reference
- 24280
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 September 2024
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought to convert an existing attached garage into an extended family room, including raising its flat roof. The application also seeks retention permission for a detached double garage, a new entrance driveway with boundary walls, a timber fence, and blockwork walls forming a rear parking area.
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 convert the existing attached garage at side of house into extended family room (existing house) including raising height of existing flat roof of garage to match floor to ceiling height of existing family room (house). Permission for retention for the following (1) detached flat roofed double garage at side of house including canopy attached to rear wall of garage. (2) new entrance driveway including front boundary walls and piers, splayed entrance walls including gate piers and entrance gates. (3) timber post and rail boundary fence to front and side boundaries, along public access roadway. (4) mid level blockwork walls at rear and sides of existing house forming enclosed rear parking area. (5) extended gravel stone driveway to front, side and rear of existing house
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The obj. for land zoned ‘existing residential’ is to conserve & enhance the quality and character of the areas, to protect residential amenities and to allow for small scale infill development which is appropriate to the character and pattern of Dev”
Objective set by the Ardnacrusha 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 planKey dates
Timeline
- Application received4 September 2024
- Decision due29 October 2024
- Decision issued24 October 2024
- Grant issued28 November 2024
- Permission expiry27 November 2029
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