48 Parnell Street/Cabey's Lane, Ennis, Co. Clare
Conversion of offices and a retail unit in Ennis into four one-bedroom apartments.
2360433 · Clare County Council · Lodged 16 October 2023
- Reference
- 2360433
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 October 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes changing the use of ground and first-floor offices at 48 Parnell Street, and a ground-floor retail unit at Cabey's Lane, into four one-bedroom apartments. The project includes associated physical alterations to the buildings.
- Residential units
- 4
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
To change the use from offices at ground and first floor of 48 parnell street and from retail at ground floor unit cabey's lane to 4 no. One bedroom apartments together with associated alterations
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Merchants Square, Ennis, Co Clare | Apr 2026 | €192,000 | 71 m |
| 3 Summerhill, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €220,000 | 79 m |
| 1st Floor Apt, Upper Market Street, Ennis | Jan 2025 | €180,000 | 131 m |
| 18 Parnell Court, Summerhill, Ennis | Nov 2025 | €178,000 | 139 m |
| 3/4 Market St, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €300,000 | 154 m |
| 2 Fergus Row, Ennis, Co. Clare | Apr 2025 | €212,000 | 182 m |
| 2 Carmody St, Ennis, Co Clare | Feb 2026 | €390,000 | 184 m |
| 8 Mill House, Mill Rd, Ennis | Mar 2025 | €161,000 | 208 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 received16 October 2023
- Decision due10 December 2023
- Decision issued8 December 2023
- Grant issued23 January 2024
- Permission expiry22 January 2029
In the area
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- RefusedAt this site
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2460551ClareLodged 5 Nov 2024Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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16705ClareLodged 12 Sept 2016Change of use
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2460136ClareLodged 27 Mar 2024Change of use
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198009ClareLodged 13 Sept 2019Infrastructure
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20976ClareLodged 18 Dec 2020Retention
- Granted40 m away
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