Tulla Road Lifford, Ennis, Co Clare
Conversion of a rear yard to a garden centre and cattle sheds to a plant store.
23213 · Clare County Council · Lodged 12 April 2023
- Reference
- 23213
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 April 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks a material change of use of an existing rear yard to a garden centre. It also includes the material change of use of existing cattle sheds to a plant store.
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
For the following development (a) material change of use of existing rear yard to garden centre (b) material change of use of existing cattle sheds to plant store
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: 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 2 Pine Apts, Lifford Rd, Ennis | May 2026 | €480,000 | 196 m |
| 47 Castlerock, Tulla Road, Ennis | Dec 2025 | €370,000 | 202 m |
| 10 Shannon Park, Ennis, Co Clarenot full market price | Jul 2025 | €235,000 | 207 m |
| 20 Fergus View, Cappahard, Tulla Road Ennis | Jan 2026 | €308,000 | 252 m |
| 10 Fergus View, Cappahard, Tulla Rd Ennis | May 2025 | €275,000 | 264 m |
| 33 Shannon Park, Ennis, Co Clare | Dec 2025 | €230,000 | 290 m |
| 6 Castlelawn, Tulla Rd, Ennis | Oct 2025 | €280,000 | 315 m |
| Tulla Road, Ennis, Co Clare | Feb 2025 | €150,000 | 318 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 received12 April 2023
- Decision due6 June 2023
- Decision issued6 June 2023
- Grant issued13 July 2023
- Permission expiry12 July 2028
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