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17253

CONDITIONAL

Clare - Clare County Council

Proposed Development

for the refurbishment of the former Shannon Shamrock Hotel which development will consist of (I) partial demolition of existing structures to the rear of the building; (ii) construction of a foyer entrance portico to the front elevation; (iii) refurbishment and reconfiguration of the existing hotel structure including (a) 55 no. bedrooms, (b) bar area, (c) kitchen, (d) reception/lobby and (e) staff facilities; (iv) change the use of existing internal rooms and buildings including (a) from the pool building to a function room, (b) from the conservatory to 1 no. bedroom, (c) from storage and offices to 5 no. meeting rooms and (d) from a store to 1 no. bedroom, (v) provision of new build floor area to extend 37 no. existing bedrooms and 1 no. proposed bedroom; (vi) erect 2 no. advertisement signs at the entrance to the hotel: ( vii) car parking; (viii) landscaping and (ix) all associated works

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    7 Apr 2017

  2. Decision due

    1 Jun 2017

  3. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    1 Jun 2017

  4. Grant issued

    2 Jul 2017

Application Details

Location
Bunratty , Co. Clare
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Clare County Council

Timeline

Registration Date
7 April 2017
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
1 June 2017
Grant Date
2 July 2017
Permission Expires
1 July 2022

Location

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