No. 4 Carmody Street Business Park, Carmody Street, Ennis Co. Clare
Conversion of a second-floor office into a self-contained apartment in Ennis.
2489 · Clare County Council · Lodged 20 March 2024
- Reference
- 2489
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 March 2024
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a change of use at Carmody Street Business Park. The project involves converting an existing second-floor office space into a single self-contained apartment.
- Residential unit
- 1
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
For change of use and convert 2nd floor office to a self-contained apartment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Ahernes Tce, Carmody St, Ennis | Feb 2026 | €210,000 | 30 m |
| 6 Ahern Terrace, Carmody St, Ennis | Feb 2025 | €150,000 | 54 m |
| 3/4 Market St, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €300,000 | 111 m |
| 1st Floor Apt, Upper Market Street, Ennis | Jan 2025 | €180,000 | 112 m |
| 2 Carmody St, Ennis, Co Clare | Feb 2026 | €390,000 | 116 m |
| 2 Barrack Court, Barrack St, Ennis | Apr 2025 | €274,000 | 119 m |
| 3 Linnanes Terrace, Kilrush Rd, Ennis | Dec 2025 | €215,000 | 126 m |
| 3 Summerhill, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €220,000 | 135 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 received20 March 2024
- Decision due14 May 2024
- Decision issued9 May 2024
- Grant issued10 June 2024
- Permission expiry9 June 2029
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 make change of use and convert 2nd floor office to a self contained apartment
No 4 Carmody Street Business Park , Carmody Street , Ennis Co Clare
21559ClareLodged 2 Jun 2021Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
To convert office on 1st Floor and make change of use to living accommodation
4 Carmody Street. Business Park , Carmody Street , Ennis
181009ClareLodged 7 Dec 2018Change of use
- Awaiting decision30 m away
To replace window on ground floor office (rear) with a double door also make change of use and convert 1st…
No 11 Carmody Street Business Park , Carmody Street , Ennis Co Clare
21557ClareLodged 2 Jun 2021Change of use
- Granted30 m away
For the construction of a first floor extension over an existing single storey extension to the rear of an…
1 Ahern Terrace , Carmody Street , Ennis Co Clare
2360103ClareLodged 9 Apr 2023Extension
- Granted60 m away
To demolish fire damaged former furniture store building and to secure site with hoarding
Market Place , Ennis , Co. Clare
18254ClareLodged 29 Mar 2018Demolition
- Awaiting decision60 m away
To retain extension to private garage
No 6 Ahernes Terrace , Carmody St , Ennis Co. Clare
26184ClareLodged 1 Jul 2026
- Granted60 m away
To (1) demolish existing rear single storey extension; (2) construct a rear 2 storey extension; (3) make…
3 Garraunakilla , Market Place , Ennis
1995ClareLodged 12 Feb 2019Extension
- Refused60 m away
To Extend the Appropriate Period of Planning Permission for P19/95 to (1) demolish existing rear single…
3 Garraunakilla , Market Place , Ennis Co Clare
24186ClareLodged 10 Jun 2024Extension
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
To make change of use and convert 2nd floor office to a self contained apartment
No 4 Carmody Street Business Park , Carmody Street , Ennis Co Clare
21559ClareLodged 2 Jun 2021
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
To replace window on ground floor office (rear) with a double door also make change of use and convert 1st…
No 11 Carmody Street Business Park , Carmody Street , Ennis Co Clare
21557ClareLodged 2 Jun 2021
- GrantedChange of use
Change of use of offices to 2 no. apartments (one apartment on first and second floors)
59 South Main Street & Quay Lane, Youghal-Lands, Youghal, Co. Cork,
174667corkLodged 21 Mar 2017
- GrantedRetention
For the change of use of the existing first floor from Office to a 2-bedroom Residential Apartment
70 Main Street , Leixlip , Co. Kildare
2461276KildareLodged 2 Dec 2024
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
Permission for change of use of first floor offices to two bedroom (3 person) apartment
24 Princes Street , Cork City
2544137Cork CityLodged 4 Sept 2025
- GrantedChange of use
FOR CHANGE OF USE OF AN EXISTING FIRST FLOOR OFFICE UNIT TO PROVIDE 2 NO. APARTMENTS
GROSVENOR COURT , 29 / 29A HIGH STREET , KILLARNEY
16817KerryLodged 24 Aug 2016
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