4 Bank Place, Ennis, Co. Clare
Expansion of a dental practice into vacant ground floor offices in a protected Ennis building.
2360572 · Clare County Council · Lodged 21 December 2023
- Reference
- 2360572
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 December 2023
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to extend an existing dental practice from the basement level into the ground floor level. This will involve a change of use of existing vacant offices to dental practice use, along with internal and external works. The property is a Protected Structure within an Architectural Conservation Area.
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 extend existing dental practice at basement level into ground floor level, which will require a change of use of existing vacant offices to dental practice together with all ancillary internal works and external works required to facilitate the proposed development at no. 4 bank place, ennis. This property is a protected structure (rps no: 708) located within an architectural conservation area.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 28 July 2025.
Notified floor area: 68.6 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Bank Sq, Bindon Lane, Ennis | Feb 2026 | €197,500 | 36 m |
| 12a Bindon Lane, Bank Place, Ennis | Jan 2025 | €200,000 | 48 m |
| 2 Fergus Row, Ennis, Co. Clare | Apr 2025 | €212,000 | 118 m |
| 19 Springfield Orchard, Ennis, Co Clare | Dec 2025 | €218,000 | 152 m |
| 16 Springfield Orchard, Ennis, Co Clare | Jul 2025 | €178,500 | 152 m |
| 6 Springfield Orchard, Harmony Row, Ennis | Jun 2026 | €275,500 | 196 m |
| 17 Merchants Square, Ennis, Co Clare | Apr 2026 | €192,000 | 203 m |
| 1 Springfield Orchard, Mill Rd, Ennis | Sept 2025 | €152,500 | 204 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 received21 December 2023
- Decision due23 February 2024
- Decision issued8 February 2024
- Grant issued14 March 2024
- Permission expiry13 March 2029
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