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Clare County Council · 238003

Corofin Union Workhouse, Corofin, Co. Clare

Approved in Jan 2024. No sign of building yet.

  1. 9 Nov 2023Received
  2. 8 Jan 2024Unconditional
  3. 8 Jan 2029Approval runs out

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Planning details

Status
Approved
Decision
Unconditional · 8 Jan 2024
Reference
238003
Received
9 Nov 2023
Site
2.03 ha

What’s proposed

To undertake the following development: Streetscape Enhancement in Corofin and works to Corofin Union Workhouse in Newtown, Corofin. Location: The location of the proposed works are at Corofin, County Clare in the following areas: 1. Corofin Village Core Area. 2. Gort Road. 3. Newtown and Kilvoydan. 4. Church Street. 5. Corofin Union Workhouse, Kilvoydan (RPS No. 434 Clare County Development Plan). 6.

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R476 Ennis Road. 7. R476 Kilnaboy Road. 8. R460 Station Road. 9. Inchiquin Lake. 10. Kilvoydan Cemetery. 11. Lough Atedaun. Nature and Extent of Works: 1. The provision of enhanced public realm to include upgrades to hard landscaping, new street furniture, signage, cycle parking, street trees and green areas along with other ancillary works. 2. The provision of pedestrian friendly raise tables and minor road realignments of the Gort Road, Kilvoydan and Church Street. 3. Provision of a Shuttle Bus stop with bus shelter on Gort Road. 4. Reconfiguration of on street parking spaces to provide age friendly and disabled parking spaces in accessible locations. 5. All associated site development and landscaping works. 6. Change of use, renovation and extension of Corofin Union Workhouse (RPS No. 434 Clare County Development Plan) Newtown to provide Artists Studios with associated site development and landscaping works including enhanced public realm works and the provision of 4 no. parking spaces. 7. A new Community Garden at Newtown adjacent to Corofin Union Workhouse with new planting and enhanced public realm.; The subject works are partially located within the Corofin Architectural Conservation Area. Corofin Union Workhouse is a protected Structure, Record of Protected Structures, RPS ID: 434 (Clare County Development Plan). In accordance with the Habitats Directive, an Appropriate Assessment (AA) Screening has been carried out in respect of the proposed works. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening determination has been made and concludes that there is no likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed…

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Zoning

C2.1 — Economic development and employment

Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.

G1 — Open space with recreation

Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.

G5 — Open space and amenity

Land zoned to stay open — parks, playing fields, amenity corridors. Built development is very hard to justify, which also means the view is protected.

M1 — Metro / rail economic corridor

A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here.

M2 — Major town centre

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

N1.5 — Airport

Tied to the efficient operation and development of the airport under its own plan — which also means aircraft noise contours apply.

P1 — Rural

Zoned to protect agriculture, rural enterprise and biodiversity. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need.

R1 — New residential

Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.

R2 — Existing residential

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

R4 — Residential

Land zoned for housing. Expect infill, extensions and — on larger plots — apartment or scheme applications that accord with the objective.

S1 — Third-level education

Reserved for third-level education institutions.

S3 — Community infrastructure

Reserved for civic, religious, community, education, health-care and social infrastructure.

Protections nearby 250 m

  • NIAH-recorded building · 9
    P. Crowley; Corrofin Bridge
  • Recorded monument · 16
    Enclosure; Church
Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.

Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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Summary

238003 is a planning application to Clare County Council for to undertake the following development: Streetscape Enhancement in Corofin and works to, received on 9 Nov 2023; permission was granted on 8 Jan 2024.