Ashline, Kilrush Road, Ennis
Temporary change of use of a car showroom and garage to a funeral home in Ennis.
1671 · Clare County Council · Lodged 4 February 2016
- Reference
- 1671
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 February 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission for the temporary change of use of an existing car showroom, office, and garage complex on Kilrush Road, Ennis. The facility will be converted into a funeral home with ancillary areas and associated site 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 development which will consist of the temporary change of use of an existing car showroom, office and garage complex to a funeral home with ancillary areas and associated site works
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 | 195 m |
| 3 Clonroadbeg, Ennis, County Clare | May 2025 | €425,000 | 223 m |
| 9 Riverside Court, Clonroad, Ennisprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €308,370 | 358 m |
| 6 Cahercalla Est, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €410,000 | 361 m |
| Cahercalla Rd, Ennis, Co Clare | May 2025 | €470,000 | 370 m |
| 18 Woodlands, Kilrush Rd, Ennis | Jun 2026 | €110,000 | 425 m |
| Hazelwood House, Clonroadmore, Ennis | Jul 2025 | €590,000 | 436 m |
| 152 Cahercalla Est, Kilrush Rd, Ennis | Feb 2026 | €330,000 | 448 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 received4 February 2016
- Decision due30 July 2016
- Decision issued21 July 2016
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