Cornmarket Street, Ennis, Co. Clare
Subdivision of an Ennis office within a protected structure and change of use of one unit to a computer exam centre.
17310 · Clare County Council · Lodged 24 April 2017
- Reference
- 17310
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 April 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks material alterations to subdivide an existing ground floor office into separate units, part of which is a protected structure. It also requests a change of use for one of the new units to be used as a computer-based examination service.
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Official record
Development description
For material alterations to an existing ground floor office, part of which sits within a protected structure ( rps no. E141), including sub-division into units for separate occupancy. And also for change of use of one of the newly separate offices for the purpose of offering computer based examinations services to the public at the former clare people unit
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 Mill House, Cornmarket St, Ennis | Sept 2025 | €187,000 | 71 m |
| 18 Parnell Court, Summerhill, Ennis | Nov 2025 | €178,000 | 73 m |
| 8 Mill House, Mill Rd, Ennis | Mar 2025 | €161,000 | 92 m |
| 10 Mill House, Mill Rd, Ennis | Jun 2026 | €178,000 | 92 m |
| 52 Mill House, Mill Rd, Ennis | Jun 2025 | €160,000 | 107 m |
| 2 Carmody St, Ennis, Co Clare | Feb 2026 | €390,000 | 116 m |
| 3 Summerhill, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €220,000 | 160 m |
| Apt 4, Millsread Court, Mill Rd | Jun 2025 | €183,000 | 243 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 received24 April 2017
- Decision due18 June 2017
- Decision issued16 June 2017
- Grant issued17 July 2017
- Permission expiry16 July 2022
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