Unit 5 Clare Road Mall, Clare Road Ennis, Co. Clare
Change of use of the rear of a restaurant to Class 2 office/professional services in Ennis.
2560093 · Clare County Council · Lodged 27 February 2025
- Reference
- 2560093
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 February 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to change the use of the rear of Unit 5 from a restaurant to Class 2 professional/office use, excluding betting office use. The proposal includes internal alterations, new signage, and associated site works.
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 change the use of the rear of unit 5 from existing restaurant to class 2 use as defined in the planning and development regulations 2001 (as amended) but excluding betting office use, all internal alterations, new signage and all associated site 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: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Honeywell, Tobarteascain, Ennis | Sept 2025 | €560,000 | 44 m |
| 5 Dun Na Ri, Clonroad More, Ennis | Oct 2025 | €300,000 | 201 m |
| 33 Dun Na Ri, Clonroad More, Ennis | Oct 2025 | €300,000 | 235 m |
| Leafy Glen, Limerick Rd, Ennis | May 2025 | €490,000 | 240 m |
| 16 Castlewood Park, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2026 | €294,000 | 268 m |
| 17 Dun Na Ri, Tobarteascain, Ennis | May 2026 | €310,000 | 270 m |
| 20 Carraig Dubh, Tobarteascain, Ennis | Jan 2026 | €350,000 | 380 m |
| 30 College Grove, Ennis, Co Clare | Apr 2026 | €365,000 | 388 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 received27 February 2025
- Decision due23 April 2025
- Decision issued22 April 2025
- Grant issued27 May 2025
- Permission expiry26 May 2030
In the area
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- RefusedAt this site
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19943ClareLodged 3 Dec 2019Other
- RefusedAt this site
To remove totem sign and relocate same on the existing site
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20731ClareLodged 9 Oct 2020Commercial
- RefusedAt this site
To RETAIN the erection of a Totem Advertising Sign at Clare Road Mall
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18861ClareLodged 26 Oct 2018Retention
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- GrantedAt this site
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2460560ClareLodged 11 Nov 2024Change of use
- Granted110 m away
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2233ClareLodged 20 Jan 2022Commercial
- Granted110 m away
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18265ClareLodged 4 Apr 2018Commercial
- Granted120 m away
Of changes made in 1978 to dwelling layout and alterations from original house constructed in 1956
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2314ClareLodged 12 Jan 2023Retention
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