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Ballykilty House, Ballykilty, Quin Co. Clare

Refurbishment and extension of Ballykilty House to create a 19-bedroom hotel.

2660361 · Clare County Council · Lodged 3 June 2026

Reference: 2660361
Authority: Clare County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 3 June 2026

Summary

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The project involves refurbishing and extending the protected Ballykilty House to establish a 19-bedroom hotel facility with 63 parking spaces. It includes structural alterations, a part two-storey extension, repurposing outbuildings, and constructing new reception, bedroom, kitchen, function room, and café areas.

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Storeys: 2

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Development description

To refurbish and extend ballykilty house to provide a hotel facility of 19 no. Bedrooms, 63 car park spaces, together with all ancillary services. This building is a protected structure – record protected structure (rps) ref. No. 658 the development will consist of
Internal refurbishment to existing protected structure of main house
Structural alterations to main house, to stabilize existing structure and exclude rainwater ingress
Construction of a part-2 storey extension to the eastern elevation of the original house, of matching proportions to the current western elevation, to balance the overall front elevation of the new premises
Refurbishing and repurposing the existing out-buildings to incorporate them into the new development - as per drawings
Construction of new extensions to incorporate new reception & hotel entrance areas, new bedroom block, new kitchen & food preparation areas, new function room, new café building within the walled garden
Construction of a new car park
Refurbishment of existing main entrance gateway to property from public road
Upgrade of existing site roadway within property
New mechanical & electrical systems incorporating sustainable policies
Landscaping and reinstatement works including to walled garden
New ancillary service areas and buildings as per drawings to include: esb sub-station, plant room, electrical switch room, generator room, bin storage area, liquified petroleum gas storage area, photo-voltaic panel array area, waste water treatment plant, sundry service areas. The construction of a new service road running to the rear of the walled garden to provide access to the service areas noted above. The provision of a series of geo-cellular underground stormwater attenuation reservoirs and ponds and all ancillary stormwater sewers. The provision of foul sewer system to serve the premises with a site specific waste water treatment plant located on site. All ancillary works. A series of landscaped open spaces provided throughout the site with a mix of hard and soft landscaping, pedestrian and cycle access together with planting and green areas as shown on the drawings. All landscaping, including planting to consolidate tree lines and hedgerows forming existing site boundaries with adjoining agricultural lands

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Address	Date	Price	Distance
Quingardens, Quin, Clare	Dec 2025	€250,000	385 m

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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.

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Application received3 June 2026
Decision due28 July 2026

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