2460618
CONDITIONALClare - Clare County Council
Proposed Development
for development comprising the regeneration of an existing brownfield site at the site of the former Shannon Shamrock Hotel at Bunratty, Co. Clare. A seven year planning permission is sought to demolish the existing hotel and ancillary outbuildings and to provide for the phased delivery of a mixed use development including provision of: (a) 67 no. residential units comprising 20 no. 2 bed houses and 47 no. 3 bed houses; (b) 1 no. convenience retail store of 470sqm (net) floor area; (c) 6 no. retail / office units including 4 no. units of 167sqm (net) floor area and 2 no. retail / office units of 231sqm (net) floor area intended to accommodate Class 1 & Class 2 Uses; (d) a bat house; and (e) all ancillary site development works including (i) car & bicycle parking; (ii) bin storage; (iii) signage; (iv) 2 no. ESB sub-stations; and (v) public lighting. The existing conference centre building shall be retained on site and shall form part of a future phase of development. The application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement
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Application received
6 Dec 2024
Further information requested
7 Feb 2025
Further information received
1 Aug 2025
Decision due
25 Sept 2025
Decision: CONDITIONAL
25 Sept 2025
Appeal submitted
20 Oct 2025
Appeal decided: REFUSED
6 May 2026
Application Details
- Location
- Former Shannon Shamrock Hotel , Bunratty , Co. Clare
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Clare County Council
- Site Area
- 2.93 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 6 December 2024
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 25 September 2025
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- PL-500107-CE
- Decision
- REFUSED
- Submitted
- 20 October 2025
- Decided
- 6 May 2026
Location
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