Unit 2 Gort Road Shopping Centre, Gort Rd, Ennis
Change of use from a vacant retail unit to a restaurant and pizzeria in Ennis.
16792 · Clare County Council · Lodged 14 October 2016
- Reference
- 16792
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 October 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert a vacant retail unit at Gort Road Shopping Centre into a restaurant and pizzeria. The business will include an element of hot and cold food sales for consumption off the premises.
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 development which will consist of the change of use from vacant retail unit to restaurant/pizzeria comprising an element of sale of hot and cold food for consumption off the premises, along with associated 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 10, Sandfield Gardens, Sandfield Ennis | Nov 2025 | €165,000 | 70 m |
| 6 Fernhill, Gort Rd, Ennisnot full market price | Mar 2025 | €300,000 | 89 m |
| 38 Gort Rd, Ennis, Co Clare | Apr 2026 | €260,000 | 89 m |
| 28 Elm Pk, Ennis, Co Clare | Jul 2025 | €260,000 | 156 m |
| 48 Elm Park, Ennis, Co Clarenot full market price | Aug 2025 | €100,000 | 175 m |
| 22 The Green, Lifford, Ennisnot full market price | Jan 2026 | €100,000 | 178 m |
| 12 Gort Na Ri, Galway Rd, Ennis | Apr 2026 | €408,000 | 186 m |
| 51 Elm Park, Gort Road, Ennis | Sept 2025 | €292,000 | 226 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 received14 October 2016
- Decision due8 December 2016
- Decision issued6 December 2016
- Grant issued14 January 2017
- Permission expiry13 January 2022
In the area
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