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Mixed use · Co. Clare

The Mars Hall/Cinema & House, Frances Street, Kilrush Co. Clare

Granted 14 Jul 2026

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This application has left our current planning lists, so this page is no longer updated. We last saw it in the council's register on 13 Aug 2026. The details below are as they were then. The council's register has the current status.

What and where

Following development

to carry out the following development: for the redevelopment and change uses of a former the Mars Cinema and Dance Hall and adjacent House. The proposed development will include: 1. Change of use of an existing residential terraced house to commercial and multi-use amenity. 2. Enhance and change the entire site to a multi-use facility that will include community, amenity, sports, educational, commercial offices, heritage and exhibition uses. 3. Erect a canopy to the existing Art Deco entrance along with building signage. 4. Make elevational changes to a) Frances Street that includes the introduction of a Bow-way and b) to the existing building. 5. Demolish a mid-section to the existing buildings and construct a two-storey infill extension. 6. Complete Public realm enhancement works to the road and footpath to Frances Street. 7. All ancillary proposed site and building works. This development is located within Kilrush's Architectural Conservation Area. In accordance with the Habitats Directive, an Appropriate Assessment Screening has been carried out on the project, and the screening report accompanies the application. In accordance with Articles 81 and 120 of the Planning & Development Regulations 2001, as amended, Clare County Council has concluded from an EIA screening determination that no significant effects on the environment are likely as a result of the proposed development and that an Environmental Impact Assessment is not required

Location
Frances Street, Co. Clare Map
Planning reference
268007

Key facts

Project type
Mixed use
Received
15 May 2026
Granted
14 Jul 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Granted

Outlook

What happens next

Permission was granted on 14 Jul 2026 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

  • Roads and site development worksNamed in the application description

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

Documents and evidence

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  • Council planning fileThe application file 268007 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Clare County Council planning register, as last seen on 13 Aug 2026. The council's own file is the official record.

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