Bindon Court, Harmony Row & I Bindon Street, Lifford Ennis
Amalgamation and change of use of two office buildings into a single educational facility.
198001 · Clare County Council · Lodged 1 February 2019
- Reference
- 198001
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 February 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves redeveloping two existing office buildings into one educational facility with ancillary office space. Works include internal alterations, installing a platform lift, creating a new entrance, and modifying the public footpath to provide two wheelchair-accessible parking spaces.
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 the redevelopment of two existing office building units into one building for the purpose of provision of an educational facility. The proposed development will include a) the amalgamation of the two existing buildings into one building, b) the change of use of the existing office units to educational use with ancillary office space, c) alterations to the internal layout, installation of a platform lift within a new entrance foyer and a new door off bindon street, the north west building elevation, d) alterations to the existing adjacent public footpath ( bindon street ) to provide 2 no. Wheelchair accessible car parking spaces including the provision of level access to the proposed new entrance door, e) the installation of associated signage, f) all ancillary site works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Bank Sq, Bindon Lane, Ennis | Feb 2026 | €197,500 | 70 m |
| 12a Bindon Lane, Bank Place, Ennis | Jan 2025 | €200,000 | 77 m |
| 19 Springfield Orchard, Ennis, Co Clare | Dec 2025 | €218,000 | 118 m |
| 16 Springfield Orchard, Ennis, Co Clare | Jul 2025 | €178,500 | 118 m |
| 6 Springfield Orchard, Harmony Row, Ennis | Jun 2026 | €275,500 | 149 m |
| 1 Springfield Orchard, Mill Rd, Ennis | Sept 2025 | €152,500 | 149 m |
| 2 Fergus Row, Ennis, Co. Clare | Apr 2025 | €212,000 | 203 m |
| Lecarron, Kilmaley, Ennis | Feb 2025 | €150,000 | 241 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 received1 February 2019
- Decision due9 May 2019
- Decision issued8 April 2019
- Grant issued9 May 2019
- Permission expiry8 May 2024
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- Granted100 m away
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2360258ClareLodged 19 Jul 2023Alterations
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