No 3 (Yard), Barrack Street, Ennis Co Clare
Conversion of a former car hire yard in Ennis into an open-air eatery with an ice cream unit and gazebo.
23326 · Clare County Council · Lodged 2 June 2023
- Reference
- 23326
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 June 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for a yard on Barrack Street from its previous use for car hire services. The new open-air eatery will feature an ice cream vending unit, toilet facilities, and a steel-frame gazebo.
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Official record
Development description
For a change of use of no 3 (yard), barrack street, ennis, co. Clare from a (previous) car hire services yard to an open air eatery with, ice cream vending unit, toilet/ sluice room facilities and a steel frame gazebo
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: 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Barrack Court, Barrack St, Ennis | Apr 2025 | €274,000 | 55 m |
| 3/4 Market St, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €300,000 | 60 m |
| 1st Floor Apt, Upper Market Street, Ennis | Jan 2025 | €180,000 | 80 m |
| Flat 1, 85 Oconnell St, Ennis | Jun 2025 | €90,000 | 84 m |
| 6 Ahern Terrace, Carmody St, Ennis | Feb 2025 | €150,000 | 126 m |
| 1 Ahernes Tce, Carmody St, Ennis | Feb 2026 | €210,000 | 140 m |
| 17 Merchants Square, Ennis, Co Clare | Apr 2026 | €192,000 | 140 m |
| 3 Summerhill, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €220,000 | 172 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 received2 June 2023
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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17437ClareLodged 2 Jun 2017Alterations
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- Awaiting decisionChange of use
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