The Old Rectory , Mountshannon , Co Clare

What’s proposed

to carry out the following development, Alterations, modifications and change of use of the existing Old Rectory, Mountshannon (a Protected Structure, RPS 464) from Residential to Tourism Interpretive Centre and Café uses, on a site measuring 1.35ha in the Townland of Mountshannon, consisting of: i. Demolition of the existing outbuilding (157sq.m) to the north-east of the site; ii. Construction of a 57 sq.m single-storey ground floor extension to the north-west of the building (double height space) with a maximum height of 6.4m (and lift height 7.8m) above ground level and new internal stair access; iii. At ground floor level, exhibition and educational spaces, together with supporting uses including a reception area, welfare facilities and plant room; iv. At first floor level, a café, ancillary retail and office spaces, together with welfare facilities and storage area; v. A new lift within the footprint of the existing building to provide for universal access to first floor level; vi. At ground floor level, a new opening in the northern and western wall of the existing building to provide access to the proposed extension, new and enlarged opening to internal walls between the existing kitchen and utility room, new openings between the existing hallway and lounge, and removal of the wall between the existing WC and office and between the existing kitchen and hallway; vii. At first floor level, new openings and removal of internal partitions, together with an opening in the roof to provide access to the lift and a new opening in the northern wall at first floor level to provide access to the café; viii. Cleaning and repointing works to the existing brickwork, repair and replacement of any damaged roof slates with natural slate, replacement of PVC windows with double-glazed timber sash windows and the removal of modern internal additions (flooring and cornices); ix. Resurfacing of the existing internal vehicular access road and construction of a new vehicle passing bay along the existing internal access road; x. Provision of 2 new dedicated pedestrian access points from Harbour Road including 1 at the existing site entrance and 1 to the south-west of the site, together with construction of a 1.8m wide pedestrian footpath to the west of the existing internal vehicular access road and a new public footpath to the south of the Old Rectory site with a new pedestrian crossing connecting to the existing path to the south of Harbour Road; xi Provision of a new ped

238001 is a planning application to Clare County Council for to carry out the following development, Alterations, modifications and change of use of, received on 5 May 2023; permission was granted on 10 Jul 2023.

Planning details

Reference: 238001
Local authority: Clare County Council
Status: Commenced · register status “DECISION MADE”
Received: 5 May 2023
Observations close: 9 Jun 2023 (closed 1200 days ago)
Decision due: 9 Aug 2023 · decided 10 Jul 2023
Decision: Unconditional on 10 Jul 2023
Proposed development: to carry out the following development, Alterations, modifications and change of use of the existing Old Rectory, Mountshannon (a Protected Structure, RPS 464) from Residential to Tourism Interpretive Centre and Café uses, on a site measuring 1.35ha in the Townland of Mountshannon, consisting of: i. Demolition of the existing outbuilding (157sq.m) to the north-east of the site; ii. Construction of a 57 sq.m single-storey ground floor extension to the north-west of the building (double height space) with a maximum height of 6.4m (and lift height 7.8m) above ground level and new internal stair access; iii. At ground floor level, exhibition and educational spaces, together with supporting uses including a reception area, welfare facilities and plant room; iv. At first floor level, a café, ancillary retail and office spaces, together with welfare facilities and storage area; v. A new lift within the footprint of the existing building to provide for universal access to first floor level; vi. At ground floor level, a new opening in the northern and western wall of the existing building to provide access to the proposed extension, new and enlarged opening to internal walls between the existing kitchen and utility room, new openings between the existing hallway and lounge, and removal of the wall between the existing WC and office and between the existing kitchen and hallway; vii. At first floor level, new openings and removal of internal partitions, together with an opening in the roof to provide access to the lift and a new opening in the northern wall at first floor level to provide access to the café; viii. Cleaning and repointing works to the existing brickwork, repair and replacement of any damaged roof slates with natural slate, replacement of PVC windows with double-glazed timber sash windows and the removal of modern internal additions (flooring and cornices); ix. Resurfacing of the existing internal vehicular access road and construction of a new vehicle passing bay along the existing internal access road; x. Provision of 2 new dedicated pedestrian access points from Harbour Road including 1 at the existing site entrance and 1 to the south-west of the site, together with construction of a 1.8m wide pedestrian footpath to the west of the existing internal vehicular access road and a new public footpath to the south of the Old Rectory site with a new pedestrian crossing connecting to the existing path to the south of Harbour Road; xi Provision of a new ped
As published by the register.
Site area: 1.32 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Not appealed.

Commencement

Commencement notice CN0107303CE
14 Nov 2023The Old Rectory, Dooros, Mountshannon, Co. Clare, Mountshannon, Clare, V94 P66Vmatched by ref_exact

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 188317). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/238001/0.

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