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Protected structure · Co. Clare

Drumman East, Williamstown Harbour, Whitegate Co. Clare

Granted 21 Feb 2025

Key facts

  • Planning application 2460336 at Drumman East, Williamstown Harbour, Whitegate Co. Clare: ~2 homes.
  • It was received by Clare County Council on 19 Jul 2024.
  • Status: Granted 21 Feb 2025.
  • Permission was granted on 21 Feb 2025 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

Source: the Clare County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

~2 homes

for the regeneration and redevelopment of existing buildings and land, for tourism and recreational purposes in the townland of Drumman East at Williamstown Harbour, Whitegate, Co. Clare. The development consists of: (i) demolition of existing toilet block, office and ancillary buildings; (ii) development of 4 no. residential lodges for short term letting; (iii) reuse and development of existing workshop building including a change of use from workshop to café and retail unit at ground floor level with the provision for 2 no. apartments at first floor level; (iv) proposed decking area and outdoor seating to café with lower level floating jetty; (v) pumping station, wastewater treatment facility, sand polishing filter and infiltration area; (vi) and all associated site development works including (a) car parking and bicycle stands; (b) bin stores; (c) solar panels on roof of structures and signage; (d) rainwater harvesting tank; and (e) attenuation tank and surface water outfall to the lake. The proposed development is located within the curtilage of Williamstown Harbour a protected structure RPS 350. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies the planning application

Description as published by the council. Its text starts part-way through a sentence.

Location
Williamstown Harbour, Co. Clare Map
Planning reference
2460336
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Numbers and dates

Homes
~2estimated from the application
Project type
Protected structure
Received
19 Jul 2024
Granted
21 Feb 2025
Protected structure
Yes, RPS 350

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Granted

Outlook

What happens next

Permission was granted on 21 Feb 2025 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

Work packages named so far

  • Conservation work to a protected structureNamed in the application description
  • Roads and site development worksNamed in the application description
  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

Check the record

  • Council planning fileThe application file 2460336 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Clare County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

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