Ennis Rugby Football Club, Drumbiggle Road, Ennis Co. Clare
Major upgrade of Ennis Rugby Football Club including new synthetic pitch, padel courts, and clubhouse extension.
2560382 · Clare County Council · Lodged 26 June 2025
- Reference
- 2560382
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 June 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to reconfigure the Ennis Rugby Football Club layout, including a synthetic pitch conversion, new floodlighting, three padel ball courts, a men's shed, and an extension and refurbishment of the existing clubhouse.
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 (a) reconfigure existing site layout to provide for (i) widened entrance, (ii) two-way traffic access, (iii) reposition existing pitch and change from grass to synthetic, (iv) new parking layout with additional parking, (v) path to pitch perimeter, (b) provision of new netting and associated posts to pitch area; (c) provision of new dug outs, (d) new boundary treatment to part of site with ball retrieval gates, (e) upgrade existing floodlighting system and associated works, (f) provision of 3 no. Padel ball courts, (g) provision of mens shed, (h) extension and refurbishment to existing clubhouse, (i) retention of existing storage containers, (j) all required ancillary site works to facilitate the proposed development
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“This category of zoning provides for the use of land for the provision of sports grounds/playing pitches, golf courses, tennis courts and other active indoor and outdoor recreational facilities etc.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other
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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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 Woodlands, Kilrush Rd, Ennis | Apr 2025 | €300,000 | 101 m |
| 59 Woodlands, Kilrush Rd, Ennis | Dec 2025 | €340,000 | 125 m |
| 23 Cahercalla Heights, Kilrush Rd, Ennis | Jun 2026 | €312,000 | 206 m |
| 39 Cahercalla Heights, Kilrush Rd, Ennis | Jul 2025 | €260,000 | 239 m |
| 82 Cahercalla Est, Kilrush Rd, Ennis | Aug 2025 | €220,000 | 278 m |
| 18 Woodlands, Kilrush Rd, Ennis | Jun 2026 | €110,000 | 283 m |
| 152 Cahercalla Est, Kilrush Rd, Ennis | Feb 2026 | €330,000 | 297 m |
| Drom Na Con, Kilrush Road, Ennis | Sept 2025 | €348,000 | 311 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 received26 June 2025
- Further information requested20 August 2025
- Further information received24 November 2025
- Decision due10 January 2026
- Decision issued23 December 2025
- Grant issued4 February 2026
- Permission expiry3 February 2031
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