Ground Floor, 42 Parnell Street, Ennis
Change of use of a ground floor office to a coffee shop in Ennis.
16705 · Clare County Council · Lodged 12 September 2016
- Reference
- 16705
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 September 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert the ground floor of a building on Parnell Street from commercial office space to a coffee shop. The application includes ancillary works.
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
For change of use of the ground floor from commerical office space to coffee shop including ancillary works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The use of land for ‘mixed use’ developments shall incl. the use of land for a range of uses, making provision, where appropriate, for primary and secondary uses e.g. commercial/retail development as the primary use with residential dev. as secondary”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Merchants Square, Ennis, Co Clare | Apr 2026 | €192,000 | 58 m |
| 3 Summerhill, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €220,000 | 94 m |
| 1st Floor Apt, Upper Market Street, Ennis | Jan 2025 | €180,000 | 133 m |
| 3/4 Market St, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €300,000 | 156 m |
| 18 Parnell Court, Summerhill, Ennis | Nov 2025 | €178,000 | 157 m |
| 2 Fergus Row, Ennis, Co. Clare | Apr 2025 | €212,000 | 166 m |
| 2 Carmody St, Ennis, Co Clare | Feb 2026 | €390,000 | 201 m |
| 12 Bank Sq, Bindon Lane, Ennis | Feb 2026 | €197,500 | 204 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 received12 September 2016
- Decision due6 November 2016
- Decision issued28 October 2016
- Grant issued28 November 2016
- Permission expiry27 November 2021
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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- RefusedAt this site
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2460551ClareLodged 5 Nov 2024Change of use
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23181ClareLodged 22 Mar 2023Commercial
- Awaiting decision30 m away
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2460453ClareLodged 23 Sept 2024Change of use
- Refused40 m away
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2660044ClareLodged 30 Jan 2026Change of use
- Awaiting decision40 m away
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2560796ClareLodged 15 Dec 2025Change of use
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