Lahinch Road Deerpark West Townland, Ennistymon, Co. Clare
Construction of a two-storey discount foodstore with solar panels in Ennistymon.
2560002 · Clare County Council · Lodged 3 January 2025
- Reference
- 2560002
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 3 January 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development consists of a two-storey discount foodstore with a gross floor area of 2,261.4 square metres. The project includes 87 car parking spaces, roof-mounted solar panels, and a new vehicular entrance from Lahinch Road.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 2,261 m²
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 the development at this site on lands at lahinch road, deerpark west townland, ennistymon, co. Clare. The proposed development consists of
- The construction of a 2-storey discount foodstore (to include off-license use) comprising a gross floor area of 2,261.4 sq. M (net retail area of 1,493 sq. M), incorporating an internal plant room, storage area, chiller store, ancillary office area and staff rooms
- Provision of a vehicular entrance from lahinch road which will be served by 87 no. Car parking spaces including 4 no. Accessible bays, 4 no. Family bays, 2 no. Electric vehicle bays and 8 no. Cycle spaces
- Erection of 2 no. Internally mounted illuminated signs (6.25 sq. M each), 1 no. Totempole mounted external sign (4.41 sq. M) and 1 no. Poster board display (1.51 sq. M)
- The provision of roof mounted solar panels (907 sq. M) and roof top plant
- Provision of esb substation and switchroom (24.5 sq. M), landscaping, boundary treatments, trolley bay (69.7 sq. M), bin storage, external plant enclosures, loading bay, connection to existing services and all other ancillary works necessary to facilitate the proposed development. A natura impact statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this planning application
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The use of land zoned for ‘commercial’ purposes shall be taken to include the use of the lands for commercial and business uses including offices, service industry, warehousing and the facilitation of enterprise/retail/office type uses as appropriate”
National zoning type: Commercial, retail
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lahinch Road, Ennistymon, Co Clare | Nov 2025 | €1,250,000 | 193 m |
| 3 Bogbere Close, Ennistymon, Co Clare | Feb 2025 | €235,000 | 420 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 received3 January 2025
- Decision due27 February 2025
- Decision issued27 February 2025
- Appeal submitted26 March 2025
- Appeal decided22 July 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted70 m away
Of the porch onto the front of the existing dwelling & all other site and ancillary works
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23486ClareLodged 8 Sept 2023Retention
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2484ClareLodged 14 Mar 2024Extension
- Granted70 m away
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25369ClareLodged 1 Dec 2025New dwelling
- Awaiting decision70 m away
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25356ClareLodged 18 Nov 2025New dwelling
- Awaiting decision70 m away
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24332ClareLodged 16 Oct 2024New dwelling
- Granted80 m away
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17887ClareLodged 21 Nov 2017Commercial
- Granted170 m away
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17603ClareLodged 3 Aug 2017Infrastructure
- Granted180 m away
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2480ClareLodged 8 Mar 2024Retention
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