Ballymacaula Keelty, Drumbiggle, Circular Road Ennis
Construction of 148 residential units, a crèche, and associated infrastructure.
17495 · Clare County Council · Lodged 23 June 2017
- Reference
- 17495
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 June 2017
- Residential units
- 148
- Floor area
- 29600 m²
Summary
AI-generatedA major residential development comprising 148 homes (60 detached, 82 semi-detached, and 6 terrace houses). The project includes a crèche, outdoor play area, a new junction on Circular Road, a surface water attenuation pond, and a foul water pumping station.
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 comprising 148 no. Residential units ( 60 no. Detached houses, 82 no. Semi-detached houses, 6 no. Terrace houses ), ancillary surface car parking; provision of a crèche, ancillary outdoor play area, staff car parking and drop-off zone; vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist access to the proposed development via a new junction on circular road ( r474) and all associated access works thereto on the public road network; pedestrian and cycle link to adjoining lands to the south; traffic calming measures on circular road ( r474); connection to existing public water supply; surface water drainage services including the provision of a surface water attenuation pond and treatment of surface waters prior to outfall; proposed foul drainage network to include construction of a foul water pumping station with emergency storage and rising main with discharge to the public foul sewer at cahercalla road; connection of existing dwellings on circular road to the foul drainage network; all associated site development and landscape works on lands
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“This zoning refers to the use of lands to accommodate a low density pattern of residential development, primarily detached family dwellings. The underlying priority shall be to ensure that the character of the settlement/area is maintained etc”
National zoning type: New/proposed residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 Ballymacaula View, Cahercalla, Ennis | Nov 2025 | €402,500 | 255 m |
| 31 Ballymacaula View, Cahercalla, Ennis | Mar 2026 | €405,000 | 282 m |
| 14 Ballymacaula, Cahercalla, Ennis | Sept 2025 | €467,500 | 368 m |
| Rooftops, Showgrounds Road, Ennis | Oct 2025 | €880,000 | 483 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 June 2017
- Application withdrawn3 July 2017
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