Unit A Woodquay, Ennis, Co. Clare
Conversion of a vacant former dry cleaners into a restaurant and takeaway.
17711 · Clare County Council · Lodged 18 September 2017
- Reference
- 17711
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 September 2017
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert a vacant ground-floor unit, formerly operating as a dry cleaners, into a restaurant and takeaway. The application also includes new signage to the front of the building.
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Official record
Development description
To convert the existing vacant unit ( ground floor only ) at unit a, woodquay, ennis, co. Clare to a restaurant / take away ( formerly dry cleaners " pressed 4 time " ). Permission is also being sought for signage to front of the building. Unit a is already connected to foul and surface water sewers and public water supply
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Parnell Court, Summerhill, Ennis | Nov 2025 | €178,000 | 51 m |
| 72 Mill House, Cornmarket St, Ennis | Sept 2025 | €187,000 | 83 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 | 104 m |
| 3 Summerhill, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €220,000 | 117 m |
| 2 Carmody St, Ennis, Co Clare | Feb 2026 | €390,000 | 121 m |
| 17 Merchants Square, Ennis, Co Clare | Apr 2026 | €192,000 | 206 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 received18 September 2017
- Further information requested8 November 2017
- Further information received16 November 2017
- Decision due13 December 2017
- Decision issued12 December 2017
- Grant issued20 January 2018
- Permission expiry19 January 2023
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