Unit 11 Clane Shopping Centre, Clane, Co. Kildare
Change of use of a first-floor restaurant and studio apartment in Clane to 9 guest bedrooms.
23181 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 28 February 2023
- Reference
- 23181
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 February 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting an existing first-floor restaurant into 8 guest bedrooms with ensuites. It also includes converting a previously approved studio apartment into a 9th guest bedroom, constructing a new covered external walkway, and adding a new plant room to the flat roof.
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) the material change of use from existing first floor restaurant to 8 no. Guest bedrooms and their ensuites; (b) the material change of use from previous granted studio apartment (under planning ref. 19/464) to proposed guest bedroom and ensuite with direct access to proposed covered walkway; (c) alterations and renovations to the internal layout of the existing first floor; (d) proposed new covered external walkway to first floor; (e) new plant room to flat roof of the first floor and all ancillary site works
The historical record
How change-of-use applications have been decided in Kildare County Council
85% granted
of 591 change-of-use applications granted, refused or part-granted by Kildare County Council, 2016–2026.
- The same category nationally
- 88%14,584
- All categories in Kildare County Council
- 81%11,885
These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Liffey Court, Clane, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €175,000 | 36 m |
| 14 The Grange, Yew Tree Square, Prosperous Road | Sept 2025 | €312,000 | 116 m |
| 2 The Lodge, Yew Tree Sq, Clane | Sept 2025 | €312,000 | 147 m |
| 11 The Lodge, Yew Tree Square, Clane | Jun 2026 | €308,000 | 147 m |
| 24 The Lodge, Yew Tree Sq, Prosperous Rd | Jan 2025 | €225,000 | 147 m |
| 36 Alexandra Park, Clane, Co Kildare | Sept 2025 | €325,000 | 147 m |
| 30 Churchfield, Clane, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €550,000 | 174 m |
| 24 Liffey Lawns, Clane, Co Kildare | Feb 2025 | €405,000 | 175 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 received28 February 2023
- Further information requested20 April 2023
- Further information received1 June 2023
- Decision due28 June 2023
- Decision issued23 June 2023
- Grant issued17 August 2023
- Permission expiry16 August 2028
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
(a) Change of use from office to residential; (b) Re-configuration and modifications to the internal layout…
Clane Shopping Centre , Main Street , Clane
19464KildareLodged 29 Apr 2019Change of use
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
(a) Change of use from office to residential. (b) Reconfiguration and modifications to the internal layout to…
First floor Units 12 14 16 17 19 & 20 , Clane Shopping Centre , Main Street
19105KildareLodged 6 Feb 2019Change of use
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
For proposed 12No. guest bedrooms & their en-suites (as part of Jones Bar) to be constructed on the existing…
Unit 11 Clane Shopping Centre , Clane , Co Kildare
2460124KildareLodged 16 Feb 2024Commercial
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
A. Change of use from Office to Residential, B. Re configuration and modifications to the internal layout to…
First Floor Office , Units 1214161719& 20 , Clane Shopping Centre
1980KildareLodged 30 Jan 2019Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use from office to GP practice and for extension of same unit by 5sqm and reduction of adjacent…
Unit 16 First Floor , Clane Shopping Centre , Main Street Clane
2111KildareLodged 8 Jan 2021Retention
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Change of use from office to GP practice and for extension of same unit by 5sq.m and reduction of adjacent…
Unit 16 First Floor , Clane Shopping Centre , Main Street
201550KildareLodged 17 Dec 2020Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
For proposed 12 no. guest bedrooms & their ensuites (as part of Jones Bar) to be constructed on the existing…
Unit 11 Clane Shopping Centre , Clane , Co Kildare
2460142KildareLodged 21 Feb 2024Commercial
- Granted30 m away
For a Protective Structure with area c.214m² over our outdoor seating area, in the Surface Carpark and within…
Jones' Bar , Main Street , Clane
201309KildareLodged 2 Nov 2020Retention
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