GrantedInfrastructureDecided 11 July 2018

Lahinch Road, Deerpark West, Ennistymon

Demolition of two existing schools and construction of a new three-storey post-primary school and a two-storey primary school.

17603 · Clare County Council · Lodged 3 August 2017

Reference: 17603
Authority: Clare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 3 August 2017

Summary

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The project involves demolishing the existing Scoil Mhuire and Scoil Mhainchín school buildings. In their place, a new three-storey post-primary school with a sports hall and a two-storey primary school will be built, including parking, ball courts, and road works.

Infrastructureschooldemolitioneducation

Storeys: 3
Floor area: 10,224 m²

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Official record

Development description

For development at this subject site ( site area 4.9 hectares ). The development will consist of: (a) the demolition of the existing single storey scoil mhuire post primary school buildings ( 1694m2 ) and the existing two storey scoil mhainchín primary school buildings ( 878m2 ); (b) construction of new 3-storey post primary school with connected sports hall ( 8678m2 ), 2-storey primary school ( 1341m2 ), new internal road with set-down areas for buses and cars, esb substation, switch room, ancillary store rooms, boiler house, car parking ( 96 nr spaces ), ball courts, landscaping and associated site works; (c) new site entrance from lahinch road ( n67 ) and new boundary treatment; (d) new vehicular traffic lane and associated road works at the junction of proposed site entrance and lahinch road ( n67 ), ennistymon, co. Clare. The total development area is circa 10,224 m2

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

CommunityED

“The development of lands for community uses shall be taken to include the use of lands for community, civic, health services, public or educational uses including the provision of schools, community halls, healthcare facilities etc.”

Objective set by the Ennistymon Settlement Plan (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 1 June 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 15 March 2024.

Notified floor area: 8,678 m²

5 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
3 Bogbere Close, Ennistymon, Co Clare	Feb 2025	€235,000	262 m
Lahinch Road, Ennistymon, Co Clare	Nov 2025	€1,250,000	367 m
12 New Road, Ennistymon, Co. Clare	Jun 2026	€185,000	405 m
Knockreagh, Ennistymon, Co Clare	Feb 2025	€66,000	444 m
11 Riverview Apt, New Rd, Ennistymon	Apr 2025	€139,000	448 m
Main St, Ennistymon, Co Clare	Mar 2025	€177,500	463 m
21 Cuirt Merriman, Ardnaculla, Ennistymon	Nov 2025	€365,000	464 m
26 Cuirt Merriman, Ardnaculla, Ennistymon	Feb 2025	€305,000	471 m

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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 received3 August 2017
Further information requested26 September 2017
Further information received14 June 2018
Decision due11 July 2018
Decision issued11 July 2018
Grant issued11 August 2018
Permission expiry10 August 2023

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