Quin Road Business Park, Quin Road, Clonroad More Ennis
Subdivision and change of use of an industrial unit to a Civil Defence Headquarters and enterprise space.
188008 · Clare County Council · Lodged 4 May 2018
- Reference
- 188008
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 May 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting an existing carpentry workshop and showroom into a Civil Defence Headquarters, incubation/enterprise space, and a records management centre. It also includes erecting a 10-metre-high radio antenna, altering elevations, and creating a new entrance.
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
- To carry out the following development
- Change of use and sub-division of an existing industrial unit ( carpentry workshop and showrooms ) into separate units as follows: a) civil defence headquarters, fleet storage depot, training room and ancillary office accommodation, (b) incubation / enterprise space. (c) records management centre and associated storage
- Erect a 10 metre high ultra high frequency radio antenna for civil defence communications
- Carry out alterations to existing elevations, to include new windows, canopies and door openings and install associated signage
- Connect to existing onsite services ( a number of separate connections for water, wastewater and electricity )
- Construct new boundary wall
- Create an entrance on eastern boundary of the site
- Associated site works and signage
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Carrig An Oir, Tobarteascain, Ennis | Mar 2026 | €295,000 | 268 m |
| 10 Carraig On Oir, Tobertescain, Ennis | Jun 2025 | €390,000 | 278 m |
| 14 Carrig An Oir, Tobertaiscain, Ennis | Dec 2025 | €230,000 | 291 m |
| 17 Carrig An Oir, Tobarteascain, Ennis | Feb 2026 | €295,000 | 307 m |
| 56 Cregaun, Tobarteascain, Ennisnot full market price | Jun 2025 | €115,000 | 322 m |
| 2 Carrig Dubh, Ennis, Co Clare | May 2025 | €465,000 | 349 m |
| 24 College Park, Ennis, Clare | Nov 2025 | €120,000 | 390 m |
| 82 Abbeyville, Ennis, Co Clareprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €321,586 | 426 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 received4 May 2018
- Decision due9 August 2018
- Decision issued9 July 2018
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