Cahercalla More, Kilrush Road, Clonroadbeg Ennis
Conversion of a retail warehouse into a neighbourhood centre with a supermarket and medical facility.
17613 · Clare County Council · Lodged 9 August 2017
- Reference
- 17613
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 August 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of an existing retail warehouse on Kilrush Road. It will be converted into a mixed-use neighbourhood centre featuring a supermarket with an off-licence, eight retail units, and a first-floor medical services facility.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
For development which will consist of a change of use from, and modifications to, an existing " retail warehouse "development previously granted under ( ennis town council ) planning ref: 05-134 to provide for a mixed use neighbourhood centre and medical services. The proposed development shall include: (1) amalgamation and change of use of the four permitted ground floor "retail warehouse" units to provide for; a) a supermarket including a licensed alcohol sales area; b) 8 no. Neighbourhood centre retail units with new independent shop front entrances; c) neighbourhood centre management areas; d) revision and extension to the main entrance and internal foyer area; e) revised lifts and stairwell configurations to/from first floor including new foyer area; (2) modification to first-floor layout and part change of use of the permitted retail warehouse space to; a) supermarket services and store areas ancillary to the proposed ground floor supermarket; and b) a medical services facility including consultant rooms and associated waiting and administration area; (3) modifications to building façade design and treatments including provision of new shop front canopies; (4) provision of dedicated enclosed service yard to the rear ( south) elevation to serve the proposed supermarket with projecting service door canopy; (5) provision of individual retail unit signage and neighbourhood centre totem signage; (6) modification to and reconfiguration of site layout plan including incorporation of land adjacent to the clonroadbeg road to provide for additional parking and internal circulation areas; (7) provision of new electrical switchroom; and (8) all ancillary site development 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Clonroadbeg, Ennis, County Clare | May 2025 | €425,000 | 106 m |
| 7 Woodhaven Dr, Kilrush Rd, Ennis | Feb 2026 | €370,000 | 193 m |
| 6 Cahercalla Est, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €410,000 | 275 m |
| 9 Riverside Court, Clonroad, Ennisprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €308,370 | 320 m |
| 152 Cahercalla Est, Kilrush Rd, Ennis | Feb 2026 | €330,000 | 350 m |
| Flat 1, Corduff House, Kilrush Road | Oct 2025 | €475,000 | 360 m |
| 18 Woodlands, Kilrush Rd, Ennis | Jun 2026 | €110,000 | 364 m |
| St Flannans Dr, Ennis, Co Clare | Nov 2025 | €525,000 | 378 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 received9 August 2017
- Decision due3 October 2017
- Decision issued2 October 2017
- Appeal submitted31 October 2017
- Appeal decided29 May 2018
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