Claureen, Lahinch Road, Ennis
Retention of a storage building and permission for a shop extension with a drive-thru coffee window and car wash relocation.
221096 · Clare County Council · Lodged 5 December 2022
- Reference
- 221096
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 December 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to retain a 52 sq.m storage building. It also requests permission to build a 95 sq.m extension to the rear of the convenience shop, relocate the car wash facility, install an automatic brush wash with a control room, and alter the car park layout.
- Floor area
- 147 m²
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 retain existing single storey storage building (c. 52 sq. M) and permission for (i) construction of a single storey extension to the rear of the existing convenience shop building (c. 95 sq. M) including provision of drive thru coffee window, (ii) relocation of existing carwashing facility and provision of automatic brush wash, (iii) construction of brush wash control room (c. 8 sq. M), (iv) alterations to existing carparking layout, site services, landscaping, connection to public services and associated works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claureen, Ennis, Co Clare | Mar 2025 | €395,000 | 73 m |
| Ashgrove, Garran Na Coille, Shanaway Road | Apr 2025 | €600,000 | 183 m |
| 18 gallan nua, lahinch road, ennisprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €320,264 | 193 m |
| 2 Loughavella, Lahinch Road, Ennisprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €440,528 | 193 m |
| 14 Dun Na Hinse, Lahinch Rd, Ennis | Apr 2025 | €236,000 | 261 m |
| 21 Brookville Est, Ennis, Co Clare | Oct 2025 | €285,000 | 266 m |
| 20 Dun Na Hinse, Lahinch Rd, Ennis | Oct 2025 | €235,000 | 276 m |
| 25 Dun Na Hinse, Lahinch Rd, Ennis | Dec 2025 | €270,517 | 311 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 received5 December 2022
- Further information requested2 February 2023
- Further information received3 August 2023
- Decision due18 September 2023
- Decision issued18 September 2023
- Grant issued19 October 2023
- Permission expiry18 October 2028
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