GrantedChange of useDecided 7 March 2023

Station Road and Old Gaol Road, Ennis, Co Clare

Change of use from a cafe to a medical diagnostic unit in Ennis.

2321 · Clare County Council · Lodged 17 January 2023

Reference: 2321
Authority: Clare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 17 January 2023

Summary

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The application seeks a change of use for a permitted cafe to medical use. The space will house a new MRI diagnostic unit and associated facilities on the ground floor of the Ennis Primary Care Centre.

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Official record

Development description

For the change of use of the permitted cafe as granted under planning ref p19/231 to medical use which will comprise of a new mri diagnostic unit and associated spaces. The development will be located on the ground floor of the ennis (station road) primary care centre

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Mixed UseUC

“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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
48 Cathedral Court, Ennis, Co Clare	Mar 2026	€251,500	111 m
55 Cathedral Court, Ennis, Co Clare	May 2026	€321,000	112 m
9 Cottage Gardens, Station Rd, Ennis	Aug 2025	€395,000	116 m
St Patricks, Ard Na Greine, Ennis	Mar 2025	€350,000	139 m
1 Cathedral Court, Ennis, Co Clare	Mar 2026	€350,000	143 m
1 Cathedral Court, Ennis, Co Clare	Jun 2025	€180,000	143 m
4 Cottage Gardens, Station Road, Ennis	May 2025	€240,000	150 m
St Margarets, Ard Na Greine, Ennis	Jun 2025	€380,000	154 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 received17 January 2023
Decision due13 March 2023
Decision issued7 March 2023
Grant issued17 April 2023
Permission expiry16 April 2028

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