The Ennistymon Hub, Monastery Lane, Ennistymon Co Clare V95 NX86
Redevelopment of a former retail storage building into a two-storey office building in Ennistymon.
248010 · Clare County Council · Lodged 8 August 2024
- Reference
- 248010
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 August 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of a former retail storage building to office accommodation, constructing a two-storey rear extension, and demolishing a steel-clad building. It also includes setting back a stone boundary wall to provide off-road parking within an Architectural Conservation Area.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
- To carry out the following development: for the redevelopment of a former retail storage building to provide a 2-storey office building. The proposed development will include
- The change of use of the building to office accommodation
- Demolition of the steel framed and clad building located at the rear (south) of the site
- Carry out alterations and additions to the existing building on monastery lane and construct a new 2 storey extension to the rear of same
- Demolish northern section of digital hub stone boundary wall and set back to provide off-road parking spaces
- Provide new pedestrian footpath from the digital hub car park entrance to connect with the existing footpath located on monastery lane
- Connect to existing adjacent public services
- All ancillary site works. The development proposes works to the exterior of the structure that is located within ennistimon's architectural conservation area and these works would materially affect the characher of the area. In accordance with the habitats directive, appropriate assessment screening has been carried out on the project, and the screening report accompanies the application. In accordance with articles 81 and 120 of the planning & development regulations 2001, as amended, clare county council has concluded front an eia screening determination that no significant effects on the environment are likely as a result of the proposed development and that and environmental impact assessment is not required
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monastery Lane, Ennistymon, Co Clare | May 2026 | €180,000 | 104 m |
| Main St, Ennistymon, Co Clare | Mar 2025 | €177,500 | 156 m |
| Knockreagh, Ennistymon, Co Clare | Feb 2025 | €66,000 | 175 m |
| Circular Road, Ennistymon, Co. Clare | Mar 2026 | €65,000 | 224 m |
| Deerpark Middle, Ennistymon, Co Clare | May 2026 | €375,000 | 242 m |
| Prague House, Lisdoonvarna Road, Ennistymon | Aug 2025 | €290,000 | 251 m |
| 12 New Road, Ennistymon, Co. Clare | Jun 2026 | €185,000 | 294 m |
| 11 Riverview Apt, New Rd, Ennistymon | Apr 2025 | €139,000 | 365 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 received8 August 2024
- Decision due14 November 2024
- Decision issued11 November 2024
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