GrantedRetentionDecided 20 May 2025

Connaught House, Gort Road Industrial Estate, Gort Road

Retention of a single-unit layout at Connaught House and permission for a new second-floor plant/storage level.

2460644 · Clare County Council · Lodged 16 December 2024

Reference: 2460644
Authority: Clare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: RETENTION
Received: 16 December 2024

Summary

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This application seeks retention for keeping the building as a single unit instead of the previously permitted six-unit subdivision, along with minor internal and external changes. Permission is also sought for external works including 54 car parking spaces and the addition of a new second-floor level of approximately 543 sq.m for plant and storage use.

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Floor area: 543 m²

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Official record

Development description

Of the following: (a) to retain the existing layout of the building as a single unit with no subdivision. The existing layout as a single unit is inconsistent with the planning permission reg. Ref: 06/21048 (ennis town council reference), which permitted subdivision of the building into 6 no. Separate units; (b) minor changes to the internal configurations to the approved layout under reg. Ref: 06/21048 to accommodate the use as a single unit; and (c) minor changes to the external elevations including reconfiguration of the glazed screens to the north and west elevations, revised door and window layouts to the west and south elevations and new high level windows to the north elevation (front elevation). Planning permission is sought for: (a) minor internal amendments comprising of insertion of doors to existing cores; (b) external works including car parking (54 no. Spaces), refuse storage works, hgv turning areas and associated and ancillary works, all as previously permitted but not carried out under reg. Ref: 06/48; and (c) provision of a new second floor level of circa 543 sq. M gross for plant/storage use associated with the existing use. This will increase the total gross floorspace of the building to circa 4,455 sq. M. There is no change proposed to the use permitted under reg. Ref: 06/21048 (ennis town council reference).

Land-use zoning

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Light IndustrySI

“The use of land for light industry shall be taken to incl. uses where the primary activity is the manufacture of a physical product. The use for ind./manufacturing, incubator units, distribution, open storage, transport operating centres etc is accept.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
3 Aughanteeroe, Gort Rd, Ennis	May 2025	€302,000	239 m
45 Aughanteeroe, Gort Rd, Ennis	Nov 2025	€367,500	284 m
70 Aughanteeroe, Gort Road, Ennis	Jun 2025	€245,000	313 m
78 Aughanteeroe, Gort Rd, Ennis	Mar 2025	€296,000	346 m
20 Old Gort Rd, Ennis, Co Clare	Nov 2025	€456,679	366 m
19 Ard Caoin, Gort Road, Ennis	Jul 2025	€290,000	367 m
82 Aughanteeroe, Gort Rd, Ennis	Dec 2025	€361,500	387 m
53 Ard Caoin, Gort Rd, Ennis	Nov 2025	€250,000	404 m

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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 December 2024
Further information requested17 February 2025
Further information received23 April 2025
Decision due20 May 2025
Decision issued20 May 2025
Grant issued24 June 2025
Permission expiry23 June 2030

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