Corner of Church Street /Parliament Street, The Square, Ennistymon
Retention of a change of use from a shop to a café with new signage in Ennistymon.
17935 · Clare County Council · Lodged 1 December 2017
- Reference
- 17935
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 1 December 2017
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for converting a former shop premises into a café. The application also includes retention of new signage at the property.
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
Retention permission for change of use from a shop to a café and new signage at the premises formally conway's shop .
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 Ennistymon Settlement Plan (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monastery Lane, Ennistymon, Co Clare | May 2026 | €180,000 | 56 m |
| Main St, Ennistymon, Co Clare | Mar 2025 | €177,500 | 62 m |
| Knockreagh, Ennistymon, Co Clare | Feb 2025 | €66,000 | 75 m |
| 12 New Road, Ennistymon, Co. Clare | Jun 2026 | €185,000 | 241 m |
| Prague House, Lisdoonvarna Road, Ennistymon | Aug 2025 | €290,000 | 266 m |
| Circular Road, Ennistymon, Co. Clare | Mar 2026 | €65,000 | 290 m |
| Deerpark Middle, Ennistymon, Co Clare | May 2026 | €375,000 | 310 m |
| 11 Riverview Apt, New Rd, Ennistymon | Apr 2025 | €139,000 | 335 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 December 2017
- Decision due3 February 2018
- Decision issued31 January 2018
- Grant issued3 March 2018
- Permission expiry2 March 2023
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