Parliament Street (L1122) The Square (N 67) / Church Street (L 5132), McInerney's Lane (L 5031), Ennistymon Co Clare
Streetscape and public realm enhancement works in Ennistymon town centre.
248008 · Clare County Council · Lodged 7 June 2024
- Reference
- 248008
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 7 June 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves public realm enhancements across Parliament Street, The Square, Church Street, and McInerney's Lane in Ennistymon. Works include footpath upgrades, pedestrian crossings, revised parking layouts, new street lighting, and landscaping 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 undertake the follwoing development: streetscape enhancement in ennistymon, county clare. The location of the proposed works are at ennistymon, co clare in the follwoing areas: 1 parliament street (l1122)
- The square (n67)/ church street (l5132), 3 mcinerney's lane (l5031)
- Public relm ehancement works to include upgrades to footpath, provision of a pedestrian friendly raised table area with constrolled crossing, provision of a pedestrian frendly raised table with new courtesy crossing, raised courtesy crossings, revisions to on-street car parking layouts, new paved surface, relocation of existing and provision of new street lighting and street furniture
- All associated services, site development and landscaping works. The subject works are located within the ennistymon architectural conservation area and would materially affect the character of the area concerned. No works are proposed to any protected structures. In accordance with the habitats directive, an appropriate assessment (aa) screening has been carried out in respect of the proposed works. An environmental impact assessment (eia) screening determination has been made and concludes that there is no likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed 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 Ennistymon Settlement Plan (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main St, Ennistymon, Co Clare | Mar 2025 | €177,500 | 56 m |
| Monastery Lane, Ennistymon, Co Clare | May 2026 | €180,000 | 63 m |
| Knockreagh, Ennistymon, Co Clare | Feb 2025 | €66,000 | 71 m |
| 12 New Road, Ennistymon, Co. Clare | Jun 2026 | €185,000 | 232 m |
| Prague House, Lisdoonvarna Road, Ennistymon | Aug 2025 | €290,000 | 274 m |
| Circular Road, Ennistymon, Co. Clare | Mar 2026 | €65,000 | 276 m |
| Deerpark Middle, Ennistymon, Co Clare | May 2026 | €375,000 | 312 m |
| 11 Riverview Apt, New Rd, Ennistymon | Apr 2025 | €139,000 | 325 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 received7 June 2024
- Decision due12 September 2024
- Decision issued26 July 2024
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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16528ClareLodged 28 Jun 2016Change of use
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16389ClareLodged 16 May 2016Change of use
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23210ClareLodged 11 Apr 2023Alterations
- Granted30 m away
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16177ClareLodged 7 Mar 2016Commercial
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16350ClareLodged 3 May 2016Change of use
- Granted50 m away
To construct a new dwelling house with connection to public services and all other associated site and…
Monastery Lane , Ennistymon , Co Clare
221154ClareLodged 20 Dec 2022New dwelling
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