O' Curry Street, Kilkee, County Clare
Change of use of a first-floor restaurant space to residential use.
2560808 · Clare County Council · Lodged 18 December 2025
- Reference
- 2560808
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 December 2025
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 264.72 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to convert the first floor of the premises from its current restaurant use into residential use, including all associated site works.
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 the first floor of the premises from restaurant to residential use along with all associated siteworks
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Bar, O'curry Street, Kilkee | Jul 2025 | €200,000 | 72 m |
| Devonshire House, Strand Line, Kilkee | Sept 2025 | €400,000 | 88 m |
| Strand Line, Kilkee, Clare | Jun 2026 | €475,000 | 105 m |
| Snugville Flat B, Church Road, Kilkee | Feb 2025 | €215,000 | 151 m |
| 9 The Strands, Circular Rd, Kilkee | Jan 2026 | €295,000 | 180 m |
| 2 Strand Line, Kilkee, Clare | Aug 2025 | €280,000 | 183 m |
| 25 Gort An Clochar, Kilkee, Clare | Mar 2026 | €240,000 | 246 m |
| 9 St Patrick's Terrace, Kilkee, Co Clare | Aug 2025 | €65,000 | 247 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 received18 December 2025
- Decision due20 February 2026
- Decision issued17 February 2026
- Grant issued24 March 2026
- Permission expiry23 March 2031
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