The Monastery, Frances Street, Kilrush
Installation of solar panels on the roof of a protected monastery building in Kilrush.
2460270 · Clare County Council · Lodged 6 June 2024
- Reference
- 2460270
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 6 June 2024
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought to install solar panels on the roof of an existing house known as The Monastery. The building is a Protected Structure (RPS No. 860).
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 install solar panels on the roof of the existing house along with all associated works. The monastery is a protected structure rps no. 860.
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: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
Objective set by the Kilrush 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 20, Hector St Mills, Hector St | May 2025 | €172,000 | 32 m |
| Hector St, Kilrush, Clare | Dec 2025 | €263,000 | 73 m |
| Frances St, Kilrush, Clare | Jul 2025 | €155,000 | 111 m |
| 301 Quay Mills, Kilrush, Co. Clare | Nov 2025 | €248,500 | 117 m |
| 302 Quay Mills, Kilrush, Clare | May 2025 | €220,000 | 117 m |
| Apt 105, Quay Mills, Merchants Quay | Apr 2025 | €222,000 | 117 m |
| 26 Francis Street, Kilrush, County Clare | Jan 2026 | €250,000 | 118 m |
| 50 Pella Rd, Kilrush, Clare | Oct 2025 | €90,000 | 250 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 received6 June 2024
- Decision due31 July 2024
- Decision issued18 July 2024
- Grant issued10 April 2025
- Appeal submitted9 August 2024
- Appeal decided27 March 2025
- Permission expiry9 April 2030
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