29 Abbey Street & Abbey Arcade, Ennis, Co Clare
Extension of a café, retention of alterations, and flexible change of use for a building in Ennis.
20112 · Clare County Council · Lodged 19 February 2020
- Reference
- 20112
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 February 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission to extend an existing café, deli, and wine bar, and retain previous alterations and fenestration changes. It also requests a flexible change of use for part of the building to various commercial uses including a bank, pharmacy, surgery, office, or shop.
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 a) erect signage b) retain alterations & fenestration changes c) permission to extend café / deli / wine bar d) permission to change use of part of building to bank/financial institution, chemist/ pharmacy, doctor / dentist surgery, hair dressing salon, health centre / clinic, laundrette / dry cleaner, licenced premises, offices, shop, take away together with all associated site development works and services
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 | 93 m |
| 2 Fergus Row, Ennis, Co. Clare | Apr 2025 | €212,000 | 109 m |
| 12a Bindon Lane, Bank Place, Ennis | Jan 2025 | €200,000 | 184 m |
| 12 Bank Sq, Bindon Lane, Ennis | Feb 2026 | €197,500 | 200 m |
| 23 Park Row, Francis St, Ennis | May 2026 | €355,000 | 258 m |
| 17 Merchants Square, Ennis, Co Clare | Apr 2026 | €192,000 | 260 m |
| 16 Springfield Orchard, Ennis, Co Clare | Jul 2025 | €178,500 | 349 m |
| 19 Springfield Orchard, Ennis, Co Clare | Dec 2025 | €218,000 | 349 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 received19 February 2020
- Further information requested1 April 2020
- Further information received25 February 2021
- Decision due11 April 2021
- Decision issued8 April 2021
- Grant issued17 May 2021
- Permission expiry16 May 2026
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