Drumbiggle & Clonroad Beg townlands, Waterpark House, Drumbiggle Road Ennis Co Clare V95 N1NR
Construction of a car park with 131 spaces, EV charging points, and cycle stands near a protected structure.
248000 · Clare County Council · Lodged 26 January 2024
- Reference
- 248000
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 January 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project at Waterpark Campus includes providing 70 public spaces, 8 universal spaces, 53 campus spaces, 6 EV charging points, and cycle stands. The cycle stands will be located within the curtilage of the Buttermarket Building, which is a protected structure.
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 carry out the following development: car park & associated works at waterpark campus, drumbiggle road, ennis, co clare
- Provision of 70 public car parking spaces, 8 universal parking spaces, 6 ev charging points, 53 parking spaces for the waterpark campus and cycling stands. Public lighting ducting, storm water system including attenuation & hydrocarbon interceptor and infrastructure for the ev charging including esb substation
- The car parking is being provided on part of the open space area to the side and front of waterpark house
- The provision of cycle stands on existing car parking spaces to the side and within the curtilage of the buttermarket building, is also proposed. The buttermarket building is a protected structure (rps no. 837). In accordance with the habitats directive, an appropriate assessment (aa) screening has been carried out on the project. An environmental impact assessment (eia) screening determination has been made and concludes that there is no real likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development
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 | 133 m |
| 18 Parnell Court, Summerhill, Ennis | Nov 2025 | €178,000 | 169 m |
| 72 Mill House, Cornmarket St, Ennis | Sept 2025 | €187,000 | 206 m |
| 11 Drumbiggle Dr, Ennis, Co Clare | Jan 2026 | €224,000 | 223 m |
| 10 Mill House, Mill Rd, Ennis | Jun 2026 | €178,000 | 228 m |
| 8 Mill House, Mill Rd, Ennis | Mar 2025 | €161,000 | 228 m |
| 3 Summerhill, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €220,000 | 241 m |
| 52 Mill House, Mill Rd, Ennis | Jun 2025 | €160,000 | 242 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 received26 January 2024
- Decision due2 May 2024
- Application withdrawn1 May 2024
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- Awaiting decision100 m away
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- Granted100 m away
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18535ClareLodged 28 Jun 2018Alterations
- Granted120 m away
To a) Demolish existing shed and, b) Construct extension and carry out alterations and fenestration changes…
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23255ClareLodged 3 May 2023Retention
- Granted130 m away
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23351ClareLodged 16 Jun 2023Retention
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20737ClareLodged 13 Oct 2020New dwelling
- Awaiting decision130 m away
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2660293ClareLodged 7 May 2026Alterations
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