Main Street, Lahinch, Co Clare
Conversion of ground floor to commercial use and construction of a rear extension for three apartments in Lahinch.
2491 · Clare County Council · Lodged 20 March 2024
- Reference
- 2491
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 March 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThis development proposal on Main Street includes changing the ground floor from residential to commercial use, raising the roof to add a second floor, and building a two- and three-storey rear extension to accommodate three apartments and a basement store.
- Residential units
- 3
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Official record
Development description
For the following works a) the change of use of existing ground floor residential area to use as a commercial unit b) the alteration of the front elevation to allow for a revised external facade and raised roof to accommodate a second floor c) the construction of new two and three storey over ground rear extension which will comprise 3 no apartments along with a basement store area for the new commercial unit along with associated site works
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cosy Cottage, Main St, Lahinch | Jun 2026 | €290,000 | 48 m |
| 4 Doug Beag, Back Lane, Lahinch | Jun 2026 | €170,000 | 61 m |
| Main Street, Lahinch, Co Clare | Feb 2025 | €312,000 | 66 m |
| 1a Avondale Apts, Main St, Lahinch | Jan 2026 | €310,000 | 71 m |
| Avondale Apt, Main St, Lahinch | Jan 2026 | €300,000 | 71 m |
| Apt 15 The Wharf, The Dell, Lahinch | Mar 2026 | €515,000 | 96 m |
| Hy Brazil, Seapark, Lahinch | Oct 2025 | €986,000 | 222 m |
| Thalassa, Sea Park, Lahinch | Aug 2025 | €1,000,005 | 257 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 received20 March 2024
- Further information requested13 May 2024
- Further information received24 July 2024
- Decision due29 August 2024
- Decision issued29 August 2024
- Grant issued14 October 2024
- Permission expiry13 October 2029
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