Fitzpatricks, Parliament St, Ennistymon
Retention of a temporary change of use from a vacant commercial unit to a classroom and playground in Ennistymon.
16744 · Clare County Council · Lodged 29 September 2016
- Reference
- 16744
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 29 September 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for a temporary three-year change of use. This involves converting a vacant ground floor commercial unit (formerly a supermarket cafe) into a classroom and ancillary facilities, and a former supermarket car park into a playground.
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 a temporary change of use, for a 3-year period, of: a) a vacant, ground floor commerical unit (formerly a supermarket cafe) to classroom and ancillary facilities and b) a former supermarket car park to playground.
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 Ennistymon Settlement Plan (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monastery Lane, Ennistymon, Co Clare | May 2026 | €180,000 | 125 m |
| Main St, Ennistymon, Co Clare | Mar 2025 | €177,500 | 155 m |
| Knockreagh, Ennistymon, Co Clare | Feb 2025 | €66,000 | 174 m |
| Circular Road, Ennistymon, Co. Clare | Mar 2026 | €65,000 | 196 m |
| Deerpark Middle, Ennistymon, Co Clare | May 2026 | €375,000 | 265 m |
| 12 New Road, Ennistymon, Co. Clare | Jun 2026 | €185,000 | 277 m |
| Prague House, Lisdoonvarna Road, Ennistymon | Aug 2025 | €290,000 | 279 m |
| 11 Riverview Apt, New Rd, Ennistymon | Apr 2025 | €139,000 | 344 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 received29 September 2016
- Decision due23 November 2016
- Decision issued18 November 2016
- Grant issued19 December 2016
- Permission expiry18 December 2019
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