Ennis Hospital, Gort Road Lifford, Ennis
A new three-storey extension to Ennis Hospital to provide operating theatres and sterile services.
2360396 · Clare County Council · Lodged 25 September 2023
- Reference
- 2360396
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 September 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a new three-storey extension to the existing main hospital building, which is a protected structure. It will provide a Central Sterile Services Department, two operating theatres, a recovery unit, and associated plantroom, alongside internal alterations and site works.
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
For the development which will consist of a new three storey extension to the existing main hospital building & ancillary site works including landscaping, parking, realignment of internal roadway, footpaths and waste compound and medical gases upgrade, to provide a central sterile services department at ground floor level, 2 operating theatres, a 1st stage recovery unit, supporting theatre accommodation and a link corridor at first floor level, and associated plantroom at second floor level. The proposed accommodation is for replacement and upgrade of existing accommodation. The development is accessed off gort road and is located to the rear of the hospital within the curtilage of the existing ennis hospital. There are a number of existing protected structures within the site. Internal alterations and refurbishment works & alterations to the existing external walls and slabs are proposed at ground and first floor levels to the main hospital building, which is a protected structure (rps no. : 800 county hospital). The extension is within the curtilage of the chapel (rps no. : 801).
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The development of lands for community uses shall be taken to include the use of lands for community, civic, health services, public or educational uses including the provision of schools, community halls, healthcare facilities etc.”
National zoning type: Health and related
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 Marian Ave, Ennis, Co Clare | Jan 2026 | €310,000 | 124 m |
| 38 Gort Rd, Ennis, Co Clare | Apr 2026 | €260,000 | 157 m |
| 22 The Green, Lifford, Ennisnot full market price | Jan 2026 | €100,000 | 160 m |
| Apt 10, Sandfield Gardens, Sandfield Ennis | Nov 2025 | €165,000 | 185 m |
| 27 Steels Terrace, Gort Rd, Ennis | Mar 2025 | €272,000 | 195 m |
| 48 Elm Park, Ennis, Co Clarenot full market price | Aug 2025 | €100,000 | 209 m |
| 5 Mountain View, Ennis, Co Clare | Jan 2026 | €296,000 | 220 m |
| 18 Steeles Terrace, Lifford, Ennis | Jun 2026 | €255,000 | 223 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 received25 September 2023
- Decision due19 November 2023
- Decision issued17 November 2023
- Grant issued4 January 2024
- Permission expiry3 January 2029
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
To construct a plant room on top of the existing roof of Ennis Hospital along with associated works and…
Ennis Hospital , Gort Road , Ennis Co. Clare
2660353ClareLodged 29 May 2026Alterations
- Granted30 m away
To a) regularise the demolition of the prefabricated staff unit and b) to RETAIN the construction of the new…
Ennis Hospital , Gort Road , Ennis Co Clare
22568ClareLodged 27 Jun 2022Retention
- Granted30 m away
To RETAIN an existing temporary single storey proprietary modular unit with a link to existing main hospital…
Ennis , Co. Clare
19496ClareLodged 24 Jun 2019Retention
- Granted40 m away
For a single storey extension with a single storey link corridor to existing main hospital building and…
Gort Road , Ennis , Co Clare
19807ClareLodged 22 Oct 2019Infrastructure
- Granted60 m away
For the development which consists of works to an existing ancillary building on the grounds of Ennis General…
Gort Road , Lifford , Ennis Co. Clare
2560354ClareLodged 13 Jun 2025Alterations
- Granted110 m away
For development which will consist of a 3m high 'lamp post' style relief vent stack servicing the existing…
Marian Avenue , Gort Road , Ennis
17730ClareLodged 28 Sept 2017Infrastructure
- Granted130 m away
To renovate, extend and change use of existing dwelling house to a dedicated community facility to provide…
Drummin , Gort Road , Ennis
2460639ClareLodged 13 Dec 2024Change of use
- Granted130 m away
To demolish an existing flat roof extension to the rear of the property and construct a new two storey…
53 Marian Avenue , Ennis Co Clare
21165ClareLodged 25 Feb 2021Extension
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