26 Frances Street, Kilrush, Co. Clare
Conversion of a medical centre into a residential property in Kilrush.
2560334 · Clare County Council · Lodged 5 June 2025
- Reference
- 2560334
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 June 2025
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 245 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission to change the use of an existing premises at 26 Frances Street, Kilrush. The property will be converted from a medical centre to residential use, including all necessary ancillary services.
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 change the use of existing premises from a medical centre to residential use with all necessary ancillary services
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Francis Street, Kilrush, County Clare | Jan 2026 | €250,000 | 20 m |
| Frances St, Kilrush, Clare | Jul 2025 | €155,000 | 20 m |
| Apt 20, Hector St Mills, Hector St | May 2025 | €172,000 | 94 m |
| Hector St, Kilrush, Clare | Dec 2025 | €263,000 | 122 m |
| John Street, Kilrush, Co. Clare | May 2025 | €162,000 | 154 m |
| John St, Kilrush, Clare | Jun 2026 | €45,000 | 170 m |
| 302 Quay Mills, Kilrush, Clare | May 2025 | €220,000 | 227 m |
| Apt 105, Quay Mills, Merchants Quay | Apr 2025 | €222,000 | 227 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 received5 June 2025
- Decision due30 July 2025
- Decision issued23 July 2025
- Grant issued28 August 2025
- Permission expiry27 August 2030
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