Abbey Street, Ennis, Co. Clare
Retention of changes at The Queens Hotel in Ennis, including a new ground floor cafe, reception relocation, and frontage alterations.
19315 · Clare County Council · Lodged 23 April 2019
- Reference
- 19315
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 23 April 2019
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for internal and external changes at The Queens Hotel, which is a protected structure. This includes converting the ground floor reception to a cafe, moving the reception to the first floor, and altering the frontage and signage of the building.
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 retain the following developments at the queens hotel, ( a protected structure ), abbey street, ennis, co. Clare
- Change of use of ground floor reception area to cafeteria, together with internal alterations
- Change of use of first floor residents' lounge area to hotel reception area
- Alteration of frontage to that portion of the hotel known as "number forty one", including removal of timber frontage, provision of new signage and provision of tiling to external walls
- Provision of timber sign with raised lettering to front of hotel premises at corner of abbey street and francis street
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Francis St, Ennis, Co Clare | Mar 2025 | €150,000 | 92 m |
| 2 Fergus Row, Ennis, Co. Clare | Apr 2025 | €212,000 | 128 m |
| 12a Bindon Lane, Bank Place, Ennis | Jan 2025 | €200,000 | 178 m |
| 12 Bank Sq, Bindon Lane, Ennis | Feb 2026 | €197,500 | 195 m |
| 23 Park Row, Francis St, Ennis | May 2026 | €355,000 | 245 m |
| 17 Merchants Square, Ennis, Co Clare | Apr 2026 | €192,000 | 287 m |
| Court View, Lifford, Ennis | Feb 2026 | €190,000 | 335 m |
| 16 Springfield Orchard, Ennis, Co Clare | Jul 2025 | €178,500 | 344 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 received23 April 2019
- Decision due17 June 2019
- Decision issued13 June 2019
- Grant issued14 July 2019
- Permission expiry13 July 2024
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