Unit 2 Northpoint Building, Gort Road Business Park, Gort Road
Change of use of a commercial unit to a place of public worship and religious instruction.
201 · Clare County Council · Lodged 2 January 2020
- Reference
- 201
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 January 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to convert an existing commercial unit at Gort Road Business Park into a place of public worship and religious instruction. The development includes all associated incidental works.
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 change of use of existing commercial unit building to a new use as a place of public worship/religious instruction together with all associated incidental works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The use of land for light industry shall be taken to incl. uses where the primary activity is the manufacture of a physical product. The use for ind./manufacturing, incubator units, distribution, open storage, transport operating centres etc is accept.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Ard Caoin, Gort Road, Ennis | Jul 2025 | €290,000 | 96 m |
| 53 Ard Caoin, Gort Rd, Ennis | Nov 2025 | €250,000 | 144 m |
| 12 Ard Caoin, Gort Road, Ennis | Apr 2026 | €330,000 | 147 m |
| 15 Ard Caoin, Gort Road, Ennis | Nov 2025 | €347,000 | 152 m |
| 55 Ard Caoin, Gort Road, Ennis | Aug 2025 | €275,000 | 154 m |
| Glencar House, Gort Rd, Ennis | Dec 2025 | €340,000 | 181 m |
| 68 Ard Caoin, Gort Rd, Ennis | Jan 2025 | €141,000 | 186 m |
| 68 Ard Caoin, Gort Rd, Ennis | Dec 2025 | €191,000 | 186 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 received2 January 2020
- Decision due26 February 2020
- Decision issued21 February 2020
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