7 Carmody Street, Ennis, Co.Clare
Conversion of a shop and accommodation into two apartments, with a two-storey rear extension.
2460219 · Clare County Council · Lodged 17 May 2024
- Reference
- 2460219
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 May 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting an existing shop and accommodation on Carmody Street into two two-bedroom apartments. It also includes constructing a two-storey extension to the rear of the building to accommodate two bedrooms, along with internal modifications and facade changes.
- Residential units
- 2
- Storeys
- 2
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 conversion of existing shop and accommodation to 2 no. Two-bedroom apartments, and for permission to construct a two-storey extension to rear of building to comprise of two bedrooms with internal modifications and changes to the façade of the building including connection to public services and ancillary site works
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 Carmody St, Ennis, Co Clare | Feb 2026 | €390,000 | 30 m |
| 18 Parnell Court, Summerhill, Ennis | Nov 2025 | €178,000 | 99 m |
| 3 Summerhill, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €220,000 | 122 m |
| 1 Ahernes Tce, Carmody St, Ennis | Feb 2026 | €210,000 | 123 m |
| 6 Ahern Terrace, Carmody St, Ennis | Feb 2025 | €150,000 | 146 m |
| 1st Floor Apt, Upper Market Street, Ennis | Jan 2025 | €180,000 | 162 m |
| 3/4 Market St, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €300,000 | 175 m |
| 3 Linnanes Terrace, Kilrush Rd, Ennis | Dec 2025 | €215,000 | 202 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 received17 May 2024
- Further information requested8 July 2024
- Further information received29 October 2024
- Decision due25 November 2024
- Decision issued21 November 2024
- Grant issued6 January 2025
- Permission expiry5 January 2030
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