Coolagh , Broadford , Co. Clare

What’s proposed

for the change of use of former garda station to a residential dwelling, the building up of the existing porch area and installing a window, relocation of the front entrance door, the construction of a new front porch, new windows on the west elevation and changes to door and window locations on the south elevation together with all associated site works

2460373 is a planning application to Clare County Council for for the change of use of former garda station to a residential dwelling, the building up, received on 8 Aug 2024; permission was granted with conditions on 30 Sept 2024.

Planning details

Reference: 2460373
Local authority: Clare County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 8 Aug 2024
Observations close: 12 Sept 2024 (closed 737 days ago)
Decision due: 2 Oct 2024 · decided 30 Sept 2024
Decision: Conditional on 30 Sept 2024
Proposed development: for the change of use of former garda station to a residential dwelling, the building up of the existing porch area and installing a window, relocation of the front entrance door, the construction of a new front porch, new windows on the west elevation and changes to door and window locations on the south elevation together with all associated site works
As published by the register.
Site area: 1,087 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

Nearby 13 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Show all 13

Explore this area on the map →

Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 187359). 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/2460373/0.

Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
npad	CC-BY-4.0	18 Sept 2026, 15:44	open

Something wrong with this page?

Porch and garage conversion planning permission — 99% of garage conversions grantedDublin councils granted 87 of 88 garage-conversion applications and 95% of porch applications in the 12 months to September 2026. The 2 m² porch limit, the parking condition, and when neither needs an application.
Change of use planning permission in Ireland — 84% granted, short-term letting 2 in 6Dublin councils granted 455 of the 544 change-of-use applications they decided in the 12 months to September 2026. What a material change of use is, which changes are exempt under Part 4, and why short-term letting is refused more than any other.
An Bord Pleanála appeal, now An Coimisiún Pleanála — four weeks, €220, and a 25% reversal rateThe Commission reversed the council in 25% of the 1,195 Dublin-area appeals decided in the two years to September 2026. Who can appeal, the four weeks, the €220 fee, why 240 appeals a year fail on procedure, and the odds by direction.
Certificate of compliance with planning permission — what the architect's opinion covers and what it does notRetention applications were 17% of everything lodged in the GDA over 12 months, and a fifth of those decided were refused. What a certificate or opinion on compliance with planning permission says, who signs it, the Law Society and RIAI forms, and the gaps a buyer should close from the register.

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 13 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

Coolagh , Broadford , Co. Clare

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 13 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

GuidesAll guides →