Mermaid House, Main Street, Liscannor Co. Clare
Retention of a restaurant change of use in Liscannor, with permission to extend the rear car park.
2460180 · Clare County Council · Lodged 25 April 2024
- Reference
- 2460180
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 25 April 2024
Summary
AI-generatedRetention is sought for the change of use of part of a two-storey building to a restaurant, alongside retention of an extraction vent, external bin storage, and signage. Permission is also sought to reorder and extend the rear car park to provide 14 car spaces, 15 bicycle spaces, and a bus pull-in.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 277 m²
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
Of the change of use to restaurant (g. F. A. 277 sqm; net area 100 sqm) of part of the ground floor (from retail use) and first floor (from office use) of the existing two storey building, retention of an extraction vent and of an external refuse/bin storage compound on the western side of building and retention of external signage on western gable wall of the building. Permission for development which will consist of reordering and extension of the existing car park to the rear to provide 14 carparking spaces and 15 bicycle spaces, provision of bus pull-in on local road lp1088, provision of four on-street parking spaces to the front along main street and ancillary works
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main St, Liscannor, Clare | Jul 2025 | €120,000 | 147 m |
| Loughloon, Liscannor, Clare | Apr 2025 | €240,000 | 149 m |
| Loughloon, Liscannor, Clare | Apr 2025 | €220,000 | 149 m |
| Oyster Lodge, Main St, Liscannor | Jan 2026 | €805,000 | 207 m |
| Quay Lower, Liscannor, Clare | Jun 2025 | €650,000 | 325 m |
| Carrig House, Liscannor, Clare | Oct 2025 | €695,000 | 425 m |
| 5 Clochan Na Mara, Liscannor, Clare | Feb 2025 | €435,000 | 440 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 received25 April 2024
- Further information requested17 June 2024
- Further information received14 March 2025
- Decision due23 April 2025
- Decision issued22 April 2025
- Grant issued27 May 2025
- Permission expiry26 May 2030
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
For development which will consist of a change of use of part of the ground floor (17.5sqm) from a public…
Mermaid House , Main Street , Liscannor
2560461ClareLodged 25 Jul 2025Change of use
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Of refuse/bin storage compound and installation of extraction vent
Main Street , Liscannor , Co Clare
23317ClareLodged 30 May 2023Retention
- GrantedAt this site
RETENTION for development which consists of a change of use from Class 3 Office Space to Class 10 Museum and…
Main Street , Liscannor , Co Clare
16531ClareLodged 28 Jun 2016Retention
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
For RETENTION permission which consists of a change of use from Class 3 Office Space to Class 10 Museum and…
Main Street , Liscannor , Co. Clare
16438ClareLodged 1 Jun 2016Retention
- Refused50 m away
For the construction of proposed extensions and material alterations to the front, side and rear of the…
No. 2 Main Street , Liscannor , Co. Clare
2560246ClareLodged 6 May 2025Extension
- Granted70 m away
To (a) construct front extension (b) carry out internal renovations, external fenestration changes and rear…
Main Street , Liscannor , Co. Clare V95P0A6
2560474ClareLodged 1 Aug 2025Extension
- Granted110 m away
The development will consist of a domestic garage together with ancillary site works
Main Street , Liscannor , Co Clare
21531ClareLodged 28 May 2021Alterations
- Granted130 m away
To construct an entrance, dwelling house, shed, wastewater pump chamber together with all associated site…
Liscannor , Co Clare
22588ClareLodged 1 Jul 2022New dwelling
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- GrantedChange of use
Change of use from retail to restaurant with ancillary uses at ground floor level of an existing building to…
The property formerly known as Rosyhil Furniture Antiques shop Main Street , Grange , Co. Sligo
2460262SligoLodged 2 Aug 2024
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
For change of use of existing shop to restaurant and for new signage on front and side of existing building,…
Farrells Autoport , Cork Road , Waterford
2659WaterfordLodged 10 Jun 2026
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
Change of use of existing ground floor accommodation from shop / coffee shop use to restaurant use,…
1 Westview , Church Road , Greystones
193WicklowLodged 2 Jan 2019
- GrantedChange of use
Change of use of part of ground floor of existing commercial premises from previously permitted office use to…
No.3 Main Street , Celbridge , Co. Kildare
201462KildareLodged 2 Dec 2020
- GrantedChange of use
Permission for change of use of ground floor retail unit of existing building to restaurant use, change of…
8 New Square, Brigown, Mitchelstown, Co Cork
108220corkLodged 14 Oct 2010
- GrantedChange of use
The development will consist of change of use of an existing two-storey building, which contains 92.35 sq.…
11, Vernon Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3
4398/22Dublin CityLodged 6 Jul 2022
Community
Discussion
What local people think about this application.
Community sentiment
No votes yetNobody has voted on this application yet.
Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.
Sign in to have your say on this application.
No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.
Sign in to join the discussion on this application.
Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.