5 Market Place, Ennis, Co. Clare
Amalgamation and change of use of vacant retail units into a wine bar, beer garden, and bar storage.
19581 · Clare County Council · Lodged 15 July 2019
- Reference
- 19581
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 July 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at Taylor's Bar consists of the change of use and amalgamation of vacant retail/workshop units into a wine bar. It also includes converting an existing courtyard into a beer garden, converting another vacant unit into a bar service area, and converting a final unit into a bar storage area.
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 following: (a) change of use and amalgamation of existing vacant retail units/workshop 1 and 2 to wine bar with associated ancillary areas, (b) change of use of existing courtyard to beer garden with associated ancillary works, (c) change of use of existing vacant retail unit 3 to bar service area for beer garden, (d) change of use of existing vacant unit 4 to bar storage area, (e) associated signage and ancillary site works all at taylor's bar, ennis, co. Clare
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/4 Market St, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €300,000 | 14 m |
| 1st Floor Apt, Upper Market Street, Ennis | Jan 2025 | €180,000 | 29 m |
| 2 Barrack Court, Barrack St, Ennis | Apr 2025 | €274,000 | 62 m |
| 6 Ahern Terrace, Carmody St, Ennis | Feb 2025 | €150,000 | 106 m |
| 1 Ahernes Tce, Carmody St, Ennis | Feb 2026 | €210,000 | 112 m |
| 17 Merchants Square, Ennis, Co Clare | Apr 2026 | €192,000 | 115 m |
| 3 Summerhill, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €220,000 | 122 m |
| Flat 1, 85 Oconnell St, Ennis | Jun 2025 | €90,000 | 123 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 received15 July 2019
- Further information requested5 September 2019
- Further information received7 October 2019
- Decision due3 November 2019
- Decision issued31 October 2019
- Grant issued1 December 2019
- Permission expiry30 November 2024
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