Unit 11 Westgate Business Park, Kilrush Road, Ennis
Retention of a change of use from a retail warehouse to an Eastern European foodstore in Ennis.
16339 · Clare County Council · Lodged 28 April 2016
- Reference
- 16339
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 28 April 2016
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought to temporarily change the use of a retail warehouse to a specialist Eastern European foodstore for a period of three years. The application also includes the retention of existing signage at the business park location.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
- To1) retain change of use from retail warehouse to specialist eastern european foodstore for a temporary period of three years and
- Retain signage at this address
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The use of land zoned for ‘commercial’ purposes shall be taken to include the use of the lands for commercial and business uses including offices, service industry, warehousing and the facilitation of enterprise/retail/office type uses as appropriate”
National zoning type: Commercial, retail
Objective set by the Ennis and Environs (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Woodhaven Dr, Kilrush Rd, Ennis | Feb 2026 | €370,000 | 201 m |
| Cahercalla Rd, Ennis, Co Clare | May 2025 | €470,000 | 292 m |
| 3 Clonroadbeg, Ennis, County Clare | May 2025 | €425,000 | 381 m |
| Cahercalla Rd, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €680,000 | 424 m |
| 6 Cahercalla Est, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €410,000 | 431 m |
| 18 Woodlands, Kilrush Rd, Ennis | Jun 2026 | €110,000 | 445 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received28 April 2016
- Decision due22 June 2016
- Decision issued21 June 2016
- Grant issued22 July 2016
- Permission expiry21 July 2019
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
To continue use of Unit 11 Westgate Business Park, Kilrush Road, Ennis, Co. Clare as specialist Eastern…
Unit 11 Westgate Business Park , Kilrush Road , Ennis
19591ClareLodged 18 Jul 2019Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
For permanent continued use of Unit 11, Westgate Business Park, Kilrush Road, Ennis as specialist Eastern…
Unit 11 , Westgate Business Park , Kilrush Road
211056ClareLodged 6 Oct 2021Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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Unit 11 Westgate Business Park , Kilrush Road , Ennis Co Clare
22640ClareLodged 14 Jul 2022Commercial
- Granted90 m away
For a development which will consist of a material change of use in part of Unit No. 3 Westgate Business…
Unit No. 3 Westgate Business Park , Kilrush Road , Ennis
16892ClareLodged 21 Nov 2016Change of use
- Refused90 m away
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Unit No. 3 Westgate Business Park , Kilrush Road , Ennis
2236ClareLodged 21 Jan 2022Change of use
- Granted100 m away
For the following works: Construction of a new housing estate development consisting of a) 40 no. residential…
Ashline , Kilrush Road , Ennis
198005ClareLodged 9 May 2019Housing estate
- Granted110 m away
To build an additional 1st floor bedroom over the existing ground floor utility/bedroom. The proposed…
59 Woodhaven , Kilrush Road , Ennis
1692ClareLodged 15 Feb 2016Extension
- Granted110 m away
For the following proposed works: 1 - new first floor extension to the west elevation of the existing…
63 Woodhaven , Kilrush Road , Ennis Co Clare
21117ClareLodged 15 Feb 2021Extension
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