Market Place, Ennis, Co. Clare
Construction of a three-storey infill building with a shop, office, and apartment in Ennis.
17206 · Clare County Council · Lodged 23 March 2017
- Reference
- 17206
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 March 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of building a three-storey infill structure on an existing vacant site. It will feature a ground-floor retail unit, a first-floor office, and a second-floor apartment, with connections to services.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storeys
- 3
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 construction a three storey infill building to an existing vacant site with ground floor retail unit, first floor office and second floor apartment, with connection to services
The historical record
How commercial applications have been decided in Clare County Council
92% granted
of 450 commercial applications granted, refused or part-granted by Clare County Council, 2016–2026.
- The same category nationally
- 88%14,381
- All categories in Clare County Council
- 93%9,526
These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Floor Apt, Upper Market Street, Ennis | Jan 2025 | €180,000 | 37 m |
| 3 Summerhill, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €220,000 | 58 m |
| 3/4 Market St, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €300,000 | 62 m |
| 17 Merchants Square, Ennis, Co Clare | Apr 2026 | €192,000 | 94 m |
| 2 Barrack Court, Barrack St, Ennis | Apr 2025 | €274,000 | 119 m |
| 1 Ahernes Tce, Carmody St, Ennis | Feb 2026 | €210,000 | 122 m |
| 6 Ahern Terrace, Carmody St, Ennis | Feb 2025 | €150,000 | 129 m |
| 18 Parnell Court, Summerhill, Ennis | Nov 2025 | €178,000 | 144 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 received23 March 2017
- Further information requested16 May 2017
- Further information received22 September 2017
- Decision due19 October 2017
- Decision issued19 October 2017
- Grant issued7 March 2018
- Appeal submitted14 November 2017
- Appeal decided7 March 2018
- Permission expiry6 March 2023
In the area
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