Clonroad Business Park, Clonroad, Ennis Co Clare
Change of use of business units to an educational and training centre.
21730 · Clare County Council · Lodged 12 July 2021
- Reference
- 21730
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 July 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of changing the use of existing multi-use units to training rooms, offices, and ancillary areas. Works include elevational changes with new cladding, doors, windows, and replacing the existing roof with a new pitched steel truss roof.
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
- the development will consist of the change of use of existing multi use units, to training rooms, offices, and other ancillary areas for use as an educational and training centre, there are changes to the elevations to include new cladding doors and windows, the project will also include the replacement of the existing roof with a new pitched roof using steel truss and insulted roofing panels
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The use of land zoned for ‘commercial’ purposes shall be taken to include the use of the lands for commercial and business uses including offices, service industry, warehousing and the facilitation of enterprise/retail/office type uses as appropriate”
National zoning type: Commercial, retail
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 French Court, Clon Rd, Ennis | Jul 2025 | €270,000 | 68 m |
| Rossa, Clon Rd, Ennisnot full market price | Jun 2025 | €240,000 | 142 m |
| 38 Fergus Manor, Clonroad, Ennis | Jun 2026 | €371,000 | 221 m |
| Apt 3 Cluain Oir, Clonroad, Ennis | Jan 2025 | €200,000 | 222 m |
| 26 Greendale, Clon Rd, Ennis | Aug 2025 | €490,000 | 255 m |
| 29 Fergus Manor, Clonroad, Ennis | Jul 2025 | €305,000 | 255 m |
| 25 Fergus Manor, Clon Rd, Ennis | May 2026 | €366,000 | 261 m |
| San Michelle, Clon Rd, Ennis | Nov 2025 | €365,000 | 261 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 received12 July 2021
- Decision due5 September 2021
- Decision issued1 September 2021
- Grant issued6 October 2021
- Permission expiry5 October 2026
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