GrantedChange of useDecided 15 May 2019

Heather Hill, Limerick Road, Ennis

Revisions to a mixed-use development in Ennis, including changes of use to offices, storage, an off-licence, and a coffee shop.

19206 · Clare County Council · Lodged 21 March 2019

Reference: 19206
Authority: Clare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 21 March 2019
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 896.23 m²

Summary

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The application seeks permission for alterations to the main retail/medical/office building, including changing first-floor space to offices and storage. It also includes changing a retail unit to an off-licence, another to a coffee shop, and retention of minor external alterations and an ESB substation.

Change of useretailcommercialretention

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Official record

Development description

For revisions to existing approved mixed-use development. The development will consist of (1) permission for alterations to the main retail/medical use/office building ( fronting onto the limerick road ) to include (i) change of use of first floor office/medical centre to offices ( 152.4sq. M) and to storage ( 334sq. M) to serve as ancillary space to ground floor retail unit no. 1 (ii) alterations to internal layout at ground floor level to include for a minor extension of the gross floor area of retail unit no. 1 into retail unit no. 2 ( by 20.8sq. M), to provide for a stairwell and toilet, to serve retail unit no. 1 and (iii) change of use of retail unit no. 2 ( to be reduced in size to 115 sq. M), to use as an off-licence, (iv) change of use of retail unit no. 4 (143sq. M) to use as a coffee shop with internal seating. (2) permission for minor revisions to signage along front elevation of main retail/office building. Retention of minor external alterations to both the approved main retail/office building, and to the creche building to the rear of the site, (3) retention of esb sub station building to rear ( west ) of the main building and (4) retention of internal layout, together with associated site works and services

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Mixed UseRE

“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: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site

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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
68 Bramble Lane, The Hawthorns, Limerick Rd	Sept 2025	€375,000	250 m
40 The Hawthorns, Limerick Rd, Ennis	Jan 2025	€300,000	271 m
48 Bramble Lane, Limerick Rd, Ennis	Jul 2025	€350,000	328 m
47 Bramble Lane, Limerick Road, Ennis	Dec 2025	€350,000	328 m
71 The Hawthorns, Limerick Rd, Ennis	Dec 2025	€376,000	329 m
45 Bramble Lane, The Hawthorns, Limerick Rd	Jul 2025	€315,000	360 m
4 Bramble Lane, Limerick Road, Ennis	Mar 2025	€312,000	370 m
35 Abbey Court, Limerick Rd, Ennis	May 2025	€351,000	420 m

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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 received21 March 2019
Decision due15 May 2019
Decision issued15 May 2019
Grant issued15 June 2019
Permission expiry14 June 2024

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