Watery Road, Ennis, Co. Clare
Retention permission for internal layout changes and change of use from a training room to a pre-school room.
21763 · Clare County Council · Lodged 20 July 2021
- Reference
- 21763
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 20 July 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for changes made to the internal layout previously granted under planning permission P17/297. It also seeks to retain the change of use from a training room to a pre-school childcare room.
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 change internal layout of that granted under planning permission p17/297 and change of use from a training room to a pre-school childcare room.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The development of lands for community uses shall be taken to include the use of lands for community, civic, health services, public or educational uses including the provision of schools, community halls, healthcare facilities etc.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 Elm Park, Gort Road, Ennis | Sept 2025 | €292,000 | 151 m |
| 2 Willow Park, Ennis, Co Clare | Dec 2025 | €282,000 | 189 m |
| 48 Elm Park, Ennis, Co Clarenot full market price | Aug 2025 | €100,000 | 205 m |
| 5 Mountain View, Ennis, Co Clare | Jan 2026 | €296,000 | 222 m |
| 3a Mountain View, Ennis, Co Clare | May 2026 | €288,000 | 223 m |
| 27 Glensheen, Gort Rd, Ennis | Aug 2025 | €336,000 | 223 m |
| 28 Elm Pk, Ennis, Co Clare | Jul 2025 | €260,000 | 232 m |
| 5 Willow Park, Ennis, Co Clare | Dec 2025 | €309,000 | 235 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 received20 July 2021
- Decision due13 September 2021
- Decision issued10 September 2021
- Grant issued18 October 2021
- Permission expiry17 October 2026
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25146ClareLodged 7 May 2025Retention
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