Mountshannon Community Hall, Mountshannon, Co. Clare
Alterations and partial demolition of a community hall to construct a new sports hall and arts centre.
2460460 · Clare County Council · Lodged 25 September 2024
- Reference
- 2460460
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 September 2024
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 882 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves alterations and demolition works to the existing Mountshannon Community Hall. It proposes the construction of a new sports hall, arts centre, and ancillary buildings.
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 alterations and demolition works to the existing community hall, the construction of a sports hall and arts centre and ancillary buildings along with all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The development of lands for community uses shall be taken to include the use of lands for community, civic, health services, public or educational uses including the provision of schools, community halls, healthcare facilities etc.”
National zoning type: Community facilities
Objective set by the Mountshannon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlands, Main Street, Mountshannon | Apr 2025 | €155,000 | 92 m |
| Whitegate Rd, Mountshannon, Clare | Nov 2025 | €300,000 | 106 m |
| 7 Lakeside Close, Mountshannon, Clare | Mar 2026 | €240,000 | 136 m |
| 19 Lakeside View, Mountshannon, Clare | Nov 2025 | €245,000 | 192 m |
| 8 Sandycove, Mountshannon, Clare | Apr 2026 | €250,000 | 203 m |
| 2 Village Living, Mountshannon, Clare | Jun 2026 | €239,000 | 309 m |
| Main St, Mountshannon, Clare | Mar 2026 | €465,000 | 397 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 September 2024
- Further information requested18 November 2024
- Further information received2 April 2025
- Decision due15 July 2025
- Decision issued14 July 2025
- Grant issued19 August 2025
- Permission expiry18 August 2030
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted50 m away
Of the following development to the existing building which is a protected structure (RPS No. 130); (a)Retain…
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22340ClareLodged 13 Apr 2022Retention
- Granted90 m away
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24414ClareLodged 9 Dec 2024New dwelling
- Granted140 m away
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22269ClareLodged 25 Mar 2022Housing estate
- Granted140 m away
To RETAIN use of former office as a shop and coffee shop and to RETAIN garden room erected alongside coffee…
Main St , Mountshannon , Co Clare
23597ClareLodged 27 Nov 2023Retention
- Awaiting decision140 m away
To RETAIN garden room erected alongside their coffee shop and house and also for PERMISSION for change of use…
Main Street , Mountshannon , Co Clare
23540ClareLodged 20 Oct 2023Change of use
- Refused140 m away
Of a covered seated smoking area to the rear of the bar/restaurant
Cois na Habhna Bar and Restaurant , Main Street , Mountshannon Co Clare V94 A894
24153ClareLodged 10 May 2024Retention
- Awaiting decision140 m away
To RETAIN a covered seated / smoking area to the rear of the bar/restaurant
Main Street , Mountshannon , Co Clare V94 A894
23227ClareLodged 17 Apr 2023Retention
- Awaiting decision150 m away
To construct an extension to dwelling house and associated site works
Mountshannon Cottages , Mountshannon , Co. Clare
17870ClareLodged 15 Nov 2017Extension
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