Unit 1a Elevation Business Park, Ennis, Co. Clare
Change of use of an existing office building to a pre-school in Ennis.
17424 · Clare County Council · Lodged 1 June 2017
- Reference
- 17424
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 June 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to change the use of an existing office building at Elevation Business Park to a pre-school. The development will also involve changing the layout of the building 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
To change use of existing office building to a pre-school and to change layout of the building, all with 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 Clonroad, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €214,000 | 118 m |
| 29 Fergus Manor, Clonroad, Ennis | Jul 2025 | €305,000 | 127 m |
| 38 Fergus Manor, Clonroad, Ennis | Jun 2026 | €371,000 | 140 m |
| Brooks Video, 1 Saint Claire's Terrace, Clon Road | Oct 2025 | €225,000 | 141 m |
| 25 Fergus Manor, Clon Rd, Ennis | May 2026 | €366,000 | 147 m |
| 30 Greendale, Clonroad, Ennis | Mar 2026 | €395,000 | 222 m |
| 26 Greendale, Clon Rd, Ennis | Aug 2025 | €490,000 | 255 m |
| 12 Fergus Pk, Ennis, Co Clare | Jul 2025 | €185,000 | 285 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 received1 June 2017
- Decision due26 July 2017
- Decision issued25 July 2017
- Grant issued25 August 2017
- Permission expiry24 August 2022
In the area
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21540ClareLodged 28 May 2021Retention
- Awaiting decision150 m away
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20116ClareLodged 20 Feb 2020Extension
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