6 Lower Market Street, Ennis, Co. Clare V95 HY63
Retention of a painted mural on the walls of a building within an architectural conservation area.
2529 · Clare County Council · Lodged 6 February 2025
- Reference
- 2529
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 6 February 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for a mural painted on the external rear gable wall and external side wall of a property in Ennis. The site is located within an designated 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
Of the mural as painted on external rear gable wall and external side wall. The above area is within an architectural conservation area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Merchants Square, Ennis, Co Clare | Apr 2026 | €192,000 | 64 m |
| 1st Floor Apt, Upper Market Street, Ennis | Jan 2025 | €180,000 | 136 m |
| 3/4 Market St, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €300,000 | 142 m |
| 2 Fergus Row, Ennis, Co. Clare | Apr 2025 | €212,000 | 157 m |
| 3 Summerhill, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €220,000 | 175 m |
| 2 Barrack Court, Barrack St, Ennis | Apr 2025 | €274,000 | 180 m |
| Flat 1, 85 Oconnell St, Ennis | Jun 2025 | €90,000 | 207 m |
| 6 Ahern Terrace, Carmody St, Ennis | Feb 2025 | €150,000 | 235 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 received6 February 2025
- Decision due2 April 2025
- Decision issued28 March 2025
- Grant issued1 May 2025
- Permission expiry30 April 2028
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