Clonroad Business Park, Clonroad, Ennis
Change of use of a factory and sales unit into an educational and training centre in Ennis.
18601 · Clare County Council · Lodged 24 July 2018
- Reference
- 18601
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 July 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to convert an existing factory and sales unit at Clonroad Business Park into training rooms, offices, and ancillary areas. The development will also involve modifications to the front and back elevations, including new doors and windows.
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 which will consist of the change of use of existing factory unit/sales unit to training rooms, offices and other ancillary areas for use as an educational and training centre, there are changes to the front and back elevation to include new doors and windows.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 24 April 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 30 August 2019.
Notified floor area: 1,681.6 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 French Court, Clon Rd, Ennis | Jul 2025 | €270,000 | 97 m |
| Rossa, Clon Rd, Ennisnot full market price | Jun 2025 | €240,000 | 124 m |
| Apt 3 Cluain Oir, Clonroad, Ennis | Jan 2025 | €200,000 | 211 m |
| 38 Fergus Manor, Clonroad, Ennis | Jun 2026 | €371,000 | 222 m |
| 26 Greendale, Clon Rd, Ennis | Aug 2025 | €490,000 | 225 m |
| San Michelle, Clon Rd, Ennis | Nov 2025 | €365,000 | 239 m |
| 40 Park Ave, Ennis, Co Clare | Oct 2025 | €350,000 | 261 m |
| 30 Greendale, Clonroad, Ennis | Mar 2026 | €395,000 | 261 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 received24 July 2018
- Further information requested13 September 2018
- Further information received1 October 2018
- Decision due28 October 2018
- Decision issued24 October 2018
- Grant issued24 November 2018
- Permission expiry23 November 2023
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