Nos 1-4 Buttermarket Street and Simm's Lane, Drumbiggle, Ennis Co Clare
Demolition of buildings and construction of 46 residential units, a digital hub, and a cafe in Ennis.
21663 · Clare County Council · Lodged 24 June 2021
- Reference
- 21663
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 June 2021
- Residential units
- 46
- Floor area
- 259440 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development involves the demolition of existing structures to construct 46 residential units, including a 4-storey apartment building and 6 terraced townhouses. The scheme also features a digital hub, a cafe, and basement parking within an Architectural Conservation Area.
- Storeys
- 4
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 at drumbiggle road, nos. 1-4 buttermarket street and simm's lane, drumbiggle, ennis, co clare. The proposed development will consist of demolition of existing structures at nos. 1-4 inclusive butter market street, and partial removal of the existing wall to the eastern boundary. Construction of 46 residential units in total comprising of a new 4 storey apartment building to drumbiggle road with 30 no. 2 bedroom apartments and 3 no. 1 bedroom apartments over semi-basement level with 20 car- parking spaces, secure bicycle store, bin store and plantroom; digital hub at ground floor level; new single store cafe and digital hub at ground floor to simm's lane; 4 storey apartment building to buttermarket st lane with 7 no. 2 bedroom apartments; 6 no. 3 storey terraced town houses to buttermarket street, new substation, 5 new set-down car parking spaces, external hard and soft landscaping, lighting, solar panels underground services including drainage with attenuation tank and ancillary site works the site is in an architectural conservation area. A natura impact statement will be submitted with the application
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Carmody St, Ennis, Co Clare | Feb 2026 | €390,000 | 50 m |
| 18 Parnell Court, Summerhill, Ennis | Nov 2025 | €178,000 | 114 m |
| 1 Ahernes Tce, Carmody St, Ennis | Feb 2026 | €210,000 | 159 m |
| 3 Summerhill, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €220,000 | 159 m |
| 6 Ahern Terrace, Carmody St, Ennis | Feb 2025 | €150,000 | 182 m |
| 11 Drumbiggle Dr, Ennis, Co Clare | Jan 2026 | €224,000 | 205 m |
| 1st Floor Apt, Upper Market Street, Ennis | Jan 2025 | €180,000 | 206 m |
| 72 Mill House, Cornmarket St, Ennis | Sept 2025 | €187,000 | 208 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 received24 June 2021
- Further information requested17 August 2021
- Further information received23 February 2022
- Decision due1 May 2022
- Decision issued29 April 2022
- Appeal submitted13 May 2022
- Appeal decided17 June 2024
- Permission expiry16 June 2029
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