Unit No. 3 Westgate Business Park, Kilrush Road, Ennis
Extension of duration for a change of use from retail and offices to a commercial kitchen.
2236 · Clare County Council · Lodged 21 January 2022
- Reference
- 2236
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- EXTENSION OF DURATION
- Received
- 21 January 2022
Summary
AI-generatedAn extension of duration is sought for planning permission P16-892. The development involves a material change of use of a 126.80 square metre portion of Unit 3 Westgate Business Park to a commercial kitchen.
- Floor area
- 491 m²
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Official record
Development description
To extend the appropriate period of planning permission p16-892 for a development which will consist of a material change of use in part of unit no. 3 westgate business park, from that of higher order comparison goods retail warehouse and offices (ref. Planning application 03-19) to that of a commercial kitchen unit. The overall unit area is (490.80 meter square) of which (364.00 meter square) will remain unchanged, with the proposed commercial kitchen area of (126.80 meter square) together with associated site 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Woodhaven Dr, Kilrush Rd, Ennis | Feb 2026 | €370,000 | 141 m |
| Cahercalla Rd, Ennis, Co Clare | May 2025 | €470,000 | 287 m |
| 3 Clonroadbeg, Ennis, County Clare | May 2025 | €425,000 | 288 m |
| 6 Cahercalla Est, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €410,000 | 357 m |
| 18 Woodlands, Kilrush Rd, Ennis | Jun 2026 | €110,000 | 390 m |
| Cahercalla Rd, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €680,000 | 437 m |
| 152 Cahercalla Est, Kilrush Rd, Ennis | Feb 2026 | €330,000 | 454 m |
| 9 Riverside Court, Clonroad, Ennisprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €308,370 | 459 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 received21 January 2022
- Decision due17 March 2022
- Decision issued16 March 2022
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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16892ClareLodged 21 Nov 2016Change of use
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20161ClareLodged 6 Mar 2020Extension
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- Granted90 m away
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