Circular Road, Kilkee, Co. Clare
Change of use from a hair salon to residential, including a new rear extension.
2560446 · Clare County Council · Lodged 17 July 2025
- Reference
- 2560446
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 July 2025
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 28.2 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of part of an existing building from a hair salon to private residential. The project involves demolishing an existing rear extension, constructing a new rear extension, and making elevational changes.
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 the following development (a) to change the use of part of the existing building from hair salon to private residential; (b) to demolish the existing rear extension; (c) to construct a new rear extension; (d) to make elevational changes to the existing building; (e ) all associated siteworks and 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 Kilkee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 410 Kilkee Bay Apts, Kilkee, Clareprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €185,000 | 86 m |
| 47 O'connell Street, Kilkee, Co. Clare | Nov 2025 | €160,000 | 93 m |
| Smiths Lane, Kilkee, Clare | Jul 2025 | €190,000 | 103 m |
| 1 Smiths Lane, Kilkee, Clare | Mar 2026 | €310,000 | 120 m |
| 39 Kilkee Bay Apts, Kilkee, Clare | Nov 2025 | €165,000 | 142 m |
| Gurrane 1, Moyasta, Co. Clare | May 2025 | €300,000 | 171 m |
| Seoidin, Grattan Street, Kilkee | Nov 2025 | €300,000 | 211 m |
| Apt 1115 - Kilkee Bay, Kilrush Road, Kilkee | May 2025 | €265,000 | 218 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 July 2025
- Decision due10 September 2025
- Decision issued8 September 2025
- Grant issued10 October 2025
- Permission expiry9 October 2030
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