The Mars Hall/Cinema & House, Frances Street, Kilrush Co. Clare
Redevelopment of the former Mars Cinema, Dance Hall, and adjacent house into a multi-use community and commercial facility.
268007 · Clare County Council · Lodged 15 May 2026
- Reference
- 268007
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 May 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of a terraced house to commercial and multi-use amenity space, and redeveloping the former cinema and dance hall into a community, sports, educational, and office facility. Works include erecting an entrance canopy, making elevational changes, demolishing a mid-section to build a two-storey infill extension, and public realm enhancements.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
- To carry out the following development: for the redevelopment and change uses of a former the mars cinema and dance hall and adjacent house. The proposed development will include
- Change of use of an existing residential terraced house to commercial and multi-use amenity
- Enhance and change the entire site to a multi-use facility that will include community, amenity, sports, educational, commercial offices, heritage and exhibition uses
- Erect a canopy to the existing art deco entrance along with building signage
- Make elevational changes to a) frances street that includes the introduction of a bow-way and b) to the existing building
- Demolish a mid-section to the existing buildings and construct a two-storey infill extension
- Complete public realm enhancement works to the road and footpath to frances street
- All ancillary proposed site and building works. This development is located within kilrush's architectural conservation area. In accordance with the habitats directive, an appropriate assessment screening has been carried out on the project, and the screening report accompanies the application. In accordance with articles 81 and 120 of the planning & development regulations 2001, as amended, clare county council has concluded from an eia screening determination that no significant effects on the environment are likely as a result of the proposed development and that an environmental impact assessment is not required
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: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 | 123 m |
| Frances St, Kilrush, Clare | Jul 2025 | €155,000 | 129 m |
| John Street, Kilrush, Co. Clare | May 2025 | €162,000 | 144 m |
| John St, Kilrush, Clare | Jun 2026 | €45,000 | 152 m |
| Upstairs Accommodation, Market Square, Kilrush | Jun 2025 | €30,000 | 185 m |
| 56 Moore Street, Kilrush, Co Clare | May 2025 | €35,000 | 188 m |
| The Family Store, Moore Street, Kilrush | Feb 2025 | €125,000 | 202 m |
| Apt 20, Hector St Mills, Hector St | May 2025 | €172,000 | 204 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 received15 May 2026
- Decision due23 August 2026
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