The Shamrock Bar, Main Street, Castledermot
Rebuilding and extending the burnt-out Shamrock Bar in Castledermot.
171218 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 2 November 2017
- Reference
- 171218
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 November 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 84 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves re-establishing the public house and restaurant use of the two-storey protected structure. Works include installing a mezzanine floor, constructing a new two-storey range, a replacement double-height return, staff accommodation, and demolishing several rear extensions and a Dutch barn.
- Storeys
- 2
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
(a) re-establishment of use and making good of public house and restaurant use of existing two-storey shamrock bar (previously burnt out) a protected structure ref. No. B40-20; now a partially roofed shell and construction of new and refurbished buildings around an internal patio courtyard; (b) installation of a mezzanine floor into the existing two storey shell and reinstatement of elevational treatment to main street; (c) demolition of the existing single storey bathroom extension to northern rear end; (d) construction of new two-storey range linked to adjoining gable to north containing bathrooms and administration offices with gated enclosed public entrance courtyard accessed off main street; (e) demolition of the remains of existing two storey rear return adjoining national wholesalers; (f) construction of replacement double height return to include adjoining new conservatory, kitchen and service areas and glazed link to rear; (g) demolition of existing dutch barn corrugated shed; (h) construction of two-storey staff accommodation over bottle store and service entrance accessed off new rear car-parking area; (i) change of use and elevational modification and extension of the existing detached rear stone outbuilding for use as staff accommodation 2 no. Bedrooms; (j) provision of a surface carpark shared with national electrical wholesalers to the rear of the development with associated site works and boundary fence
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate town centre uses including residential, commercial, office and civic use.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Castledermot (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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 15 October 2018. A completion certificate was lodged on 24 November 2022.
Notified floor area: 488 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| House No. 2, Ballyburn House, Castledermot | Aug 2025 | €300,000 | 91 m |
| House No. 1, Ballyburn House, Castledermot | Jul 2025 | €475,000 | 91 m |
| Keenans Lane, Castledermot, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €245,000 | 110 m |
| 16 Beech Dr, The Friary, Kildarenot full market price | Mar 2026 | €205,000 | 166 m |
| 17 Beech Drive, The Friary, Castledermotnot full market price | Jun 2025 | €225,000 | 172 m |
| 3 Beech Close, The Friary, Castledermotnot full market price | Apr 2025 | €230,000 | 229 m |
| 10 Maple Close, The Friary, Castledermotnot full market price | May 2026 | €300,000 | 291 m |
| 2 Oak Rd, The Friary, Castledermot | Mar 2025 | €230,000 | 353 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 received2 November 2017
- Further information requested21 December 2017
- Further information received15 May 2018
- Decision due11 June 2018
- Decision issued8 June 2018
- Grant issued30 August 2018
- Permission expiry29 August 2023
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