Lifford Road, Ennis, Co. Clare.
Change of use from a retail shop to a doctors surgery on Lifford Road, Ennis.
2460428 · Clare County Council · Lodged 5 September 2024
- Reference
- 2460428
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 September 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to convert an existing retail shop into a doctors surgery. The works will also include making elevational changes to the exterior of the building and all associated site works.
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 of the existing premises from retail shop to doctors surgery; (b) to make elevational changes to the exterior of the building; (c) all associated site works and services.
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: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Steels Terrace, Gort Rd, Ennis | Mar 2025 | €272,000 | 98 m |
| St. Eymards, Lifford Road, Ennis | May 2026 | €255,000 | 114 m |
| 55 Marian Ave, Ennis, Co Clare | Jan 2026 | €310,000 | 127 m |
| 22 The Green, Lifford, Ennisnot full market price | Jan 2026 | €100,000 | 131 m |
| 18 Steeles Terrace, Lifford, Ennis | Jun 2026 | €255,000 | 145 m |
| 38 Gort Rd, Ennis, Co Clare | Apr 2026 | €260,000 | 200 m |
| Court View, Lifford, Ennis | Feb 2026 | €190,000 | 252 m |
| 6 Fernhill, Gort Rd, Ennisnot full market price | Mar 2025 | €300,000 | 270 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 received5 September 2024
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 change the use of the existing premises from retail shop to doctors surgery; (b) to make elevational…
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2460455ClareLodged 23 Sept 2024Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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2460152ClareLodged 4 Apr 2024Alterations
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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- Refused110 m away
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2283ClareLodged 3 Feb 2022Extension
- Granted120 m away
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