GrantedCommercialDecided 15 February 2023

Junction of the Clare Road (R458) and Toberteascain Road, Ennis, Co Clare

Construction of a discount foodstore, two retail units, a cafe, and 20 apartments in Ennis.

2233 · Clare County Council · Lodged 20 January 2022

Reference: 2233
Authority: Clare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 20 January 2022

Summary

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The development features a 2,214 sq m single-storey discount foodstore with solar panels. It also includes two three-storey buildings housing a cafe, two retail units, and 20 apartments across the upper floors.

Commercialretailapartmentsmixed usesolar

Residential units: 20
Storeys: 3
Floor area: 2,214 m²

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Official record

Development description

For development on lands at the junction of clare road (r458) and toberteascain road, ennis, co clare. The proposed development consists of
Building a: the provision of a 2,214 sq m single storey discount foodstore including off licence use as well as roof mounted plant and solar panels. (net retail area: 1,200 sq. M)
Building b: 3 no. Storey building comprising 2 no. Retail units at ground floor (retail unit 1
167.5 sq. M, retail unit 2
246 sq. M), plant and boiler rooms, residents and retail bin store, and apartment entrance lobby. 14 no. Apartments over first and second floor comprising 6 no. 1 bed apartments 6 no 2 bed apartments and 2 no. 3 bed apartments
Building c: 3 no. Storey building comprising 168.9 sq. M cafe and external seating area (including associated changing, wc and office), plant room, 65.5sq. M residents communal area at ground floor as well as residents entrance lobby. 6 no. Apartments over first and second floor comprising 2 no. 1 bed apartments and 4 no. 2 bed apartments
Provision of signage for buildings a, b & c (91.65sq. M
Provision of public realm area, pedestrian and vehicular access, residents' communal open space, landscaping and boundary treatments, street furniture, esb substation (24 sq. M playground, 142 no car parking space including 6 no. Disabled bays and 6 no. Family bays 89 no. Cycle spaces, bin stores and all other site development works and services ancillary to the proposed development
Demolition of existing structures on site including three residential units, office block and ancillary buildings (gross floor area of demolition: 1,817sq. M) a natura impact statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Mixed UseRE

“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: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site

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.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
18 Honeywell, Tobarteascain, Ennis	Sept 2025	€560,000	97 m
5 Dun Na Ri, Clonroad More, Ennis	Oct 2025	€300,000	205 m
33 Dun Na Ri, Clonroad More, Ennis	Oct 2025	€300,000	228 m
17 Dun Na Ri, Tobarteascain, Ennis	May 2026	€310,000	277 m
35 Abbey Court, Limerick Rd, Ennis	May 2025	€351,000	312 m
41 Abbey Court, Ennis, Co Clare	May 2025	€322,000	317 m
79 Abbeyville, Ennisprice excludes VAT	Jul 2025	€321,586	338 m
81 Abbeyville, Limerick Road, Ennisprice excludes VAT	Jul 2025	€321,586	338 m

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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 January 2022
Further information requested15 March 2022
Further information received14 December 2022
Decision due16 February 2023
Decision issued15 February 2023
Grant issued14 July 2025
Appeal submitted13 March 2023
Appeal decided27 February 2025
Permission expiry13 July 2030

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