The Creamery Bar, Bunratty East Tld., Bunratty Co.Clare
Retention of a food truck and seating area at The Creamery Bar in Bunratty.
2560198 · Clare County Council · Lodged 17 April 2025
- Reference
- 2560198
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 17 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought for the retention of a food truck and its associated outdoor seating area at The Creamery Bar.
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 a food truck and associated seating area.
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 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 | 247 m |
| 25 Church Hill, Bunrattyprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €493,392 | 296 m |
| 24 Church Hill, Bunrattyprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €361,234 | 304 m |
| 23 Church Hill, Bunratty, Clareprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €361,233 | 311 m |
| 7 Dun Ri, Bunratty, Clare | Jun 2026 | €412,000 | 317 m |
| 12 Church Hill, Bunrattyprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €506,608 | 332 m |
| 20 Church Hill, Bunratty, County Clareprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €335,154 | 332 m |
| 11 Church Hill, Bunratty, County Clareprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €462,555 | 337 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 received17 April 2025
- Further information requested10 June 2025
- Further information received9 July 2025
- Decision due5 August 2025
- Decision issued28 July 2025
- Grant issued1 September 2025
- Permission expiry31 August 2030
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