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Harmony Row / Bank Place/, Bindon Lane, Ennis Co Clare

Demolition of a derelict house and construction of a new three-storey retail store and riverside walkway in Ennis.

2560146 · Clare County Council · Lodged 25 March 2025

Reference: 2560146
Authority: Clare County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 25 March 2025

Summary

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The development involves the demolition of a derelict house and the construction of a new three-storey over basement retail store of approximately 3,550 sqm. It also includes a new public riverside pedestrian walkway, a sub-station, and alterations to the car park of the adjacent Bank of Ireland, which is a protected structure.

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Storeys: 3
Floor area: 3,550 m²

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Official record

Development description

For development at this site (c. 0.54 ha) in harmony row / bank place / bindon lane, ennis. The development will consist of
The demolition of existing derelict house structure and walls within the site and the construction of a new three-storey (over basement) retail store with a total gross floor area of c. 3,550 sqm. Including ancillary uses comprising staff area, stockroom, plant rooms and other ancillary areas
A separate sub-station building of c. 22 sqm. Gross floor area, loading dock, delivery yard and new heavy goods vehicular entrance off harmony row
Alterations and re-arrangement to the existing car park area serving the bank of ireland (protected structure) off bindon street / bindon lane
Construction of a new public riverside pedestrian walkway from bank place to the existing pedestrian bridge over the river fergus, connecting to the existing pedestrian path from harmony row including new ramps and steps, modifications to the walkway of the existing pedestrian bridge including modifications and additions to the existing ramps and steps in the abbey street public car park and modifications to the bridge stone wall at bank place
All associated site works including site clearance, boundary treatment, associated external / public lighting, internal pathways, storage rooms, bin stores, hard and soft landscaping. The planning application is supported by a natura impact statement (nis)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Mixed UseUC

“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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
12a Bindon Lane, Bank Place, Ennis	Jan 2025	€200,000	36 m
12 Bank Sq, Bindon Lane, Ennis	Feb 2026	€197,500	55 m
2 Fergus Row, Ennis, Co. Clare	Apr 2025	€212,000	109 m
19 Springfield Orchard, Ennis, Co Clare	Dec 2025	€218,000	202 m
16 Springfield Orchard, Ennis, Co Clare	Jul 2025	€178,500	202 m
21 Francis St, Ennis, Co Clare	Mar 2025	€150,000	234 m
6 Springfield Orchard, Harmony Row, Ennis	Jun 2026	€275,500	241 m
1 Springfield Orchard, Mill Rd, Ennis	Sept 2025	€152,500	245 m

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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.

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Application received25 March 2025

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