No. 70 Upper O'Connell Street, Ennis, Co. Clare
Construction of a two-storey building containing six one-bedroom apartments and storage sheds.
21775 · Clare County Council · Lodged 22 July 2021
- Reference
- 21775
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 July 2021
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 345.73 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a new two-storey building incorporating six one-bedroom apartments. It also includes a single-storey building with six storage sheds for the apartments, with access via an existing covered passage way.
- Storeys
- 2
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 construct a two-storey building incorporating 6 no. 1-bedroom apartments, and a single storey building incorporating 6 storage sheds to be used in conjunction with the apartments, connection to public services and all associated site works to accommodate the development, all accessed by means of an existing covered passage way (bow-way)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 1, 85 Oconnell St, Ennis | Jun 2025 | €90,000 | 54 m |
| 1 Cathedral Court, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €180,000 | 111 m |
| 1 Cathedral Court, Ennis, Co Clare | Mar 2026 | €350,000 | 111 m |
| 2 Barrack Court, Barrack St, Ennis | Apr 2025 | €274,000 | 120 m |
| 48 Cathedral Court, Ennis, Co Clare | Mar 2026 | €251,500 | 157 m |
| 3/4 Market St, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €300,000 | 163 m |
| Apt 2 Clare Villas, Clare Road, Ennis | Jun 2026 | €190,000 | 177 m |
| 1st Floor Apt, Upper Market Street, Ennis | Jan 2025 | €180,000 | 186 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 received22 July 2021
- Further information requested14 September 2021
- Further information received10 December 2021
- Decision due31 January 2022
- Decision issued28 January 2022
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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- GrantedAt this site
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22814ClareLodged 14 Sept 2022Apartments
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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