Former Shannon Shamrock Hotel, Bunratty, Co. Clare
Demolition of the former Shannon Shamrock Hotel to build 67 houses and retail units.
2460618 · Clare County Council · Lodged 6 December 2024
- Reference
- 2460618
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 6 December 2024
Summary
AI-generatedA seven-year permission is sought to demolish the former hotel and outbuildings to deliver a mixed-use development. This will include 67 houses, a convenience retail store, six retail/office units, and a bat house.
- Residential units
- 67
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 development comprising the regeneration of an existing brownfield site at the site of the former shannon shamrock hotel at bunratty, co. Clare. A seven year planning permission is sought to demolish the existing hotel and ancillary outbuildings and to provide for the phased delivery of a mixed use development including provision of: (a) 67 no. Residential units comprising 20 no. 2 bed houses and 47 no. 3 bed houses; (b) 1 no. Convenience retail store of 470sqm (net) floor area; (c) 6 no. Retail / office units including 4 no. Units of 167sqm (net) floor area and 2 no. Retail / office units of 231sqm (net) floor area intended to accommodate class 1 & class 2 uses; (d) a bat house; and (e) all ancillary site development works including (i) car & bicycle parking; (ii) bin storage; (iii) signage; (iv) 2 no. Esb sub-stations; and (v) public lighting. The existing conference centre building shall be retained on site and shall form part of a future phase of development. The application is accompanied by a natura impact statement
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 Bunratty 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Castle Gardens, Bunratty, Co Clare | Mar 2025 | €220,000 | 73 m |
| 34 Castle Gardens, Bunratty, Co Clare | Feb 2026 | €240,000 | 194 m |
| 7 Dun Ri, Bunratty, Clare | Jun 2026 | €412,000 | 235 m |
| 49 Castle Gardens, Bunratty, Co Clare | Mar 2026 | €325,000 | 259 m |
| 47 Castle Gardens, Bunratty, Co Clare | Aug 2025 | €245,000 | 276 m |
| 11 Church Hill, Bunratty, County Clareprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €462,555 | 320 m |
| 25 Church Hill, Bunrattyprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €493,392 | 325 m |
| 24 Church Hill, Bunrattyprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €361,234 | 333 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 December 2024
- Further information requested7 February 2025
- Further information received1 August 2025
- Decision due25 September 2025
- Decision issued25 September 2025
- Appeal submitted20 October 2025
- Appeal decided6 May 2026
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