Lower Market Street Car-Park, Ennis, Co Clare
Conversion of a first-floor storage and office area into an apartment.
21326 · Clare County Council · Lodged 9 April 2021
- Reference
- 21326
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 April 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to change the use of the first-floor ancillary storage and office area above a ground-floor commercial unit. The space will be converted into a single apartment unit.
- Residential unit
- 1
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 first floor ancillary storage/office area originally associated with ground floor commercial unit to apartment unit
The historical record
How change-of-use applications have been decided in Clare County Council
93% granted
of 468 change-of-use applications granted, refused or part-granted by Clare County Council, 2016–2026.
- The same category nationally
- 88%14,584
- All categories in Clare County Council
- 93%9,526
These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Merchants Square, Ennis, Co Clare | Apr 2026 | €192,000 | 64 m |
| 2 Fergus Row, Ennis, Co. Clare | Apr 2025 | €212,000 | 103 m |
| 1st Floor Apt, Upper Market Street, Ennis | Jan 2025 | €180,000 | 169 m |
| 3 Summerhill, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €220,000 | 174 m |
| 3/4 Market St, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €300,000 | 182 m |
| 12 Bank Sq, Bindon Lane, Ennis | Feb 2026 | €197,500 | 201 m |
| 12a Bindon Lane, Bank Place, Ennis | Jan 2025 | €200,000 | 201 m |
| 2 Barrack Court, Barrack St, Ennis | Apr 2025 | €274,000 | 229 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 received9 April 2021
- Decision due3 June 2021
- Decision issued3 June 2021
- Grant issued14 July 2021
- Permission expiry13 July 2026
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