GrantedCommercialDecided 2 April 2026

Clare Technology Park, Dulick, Gort Road Ennis Co. Clare

Construction of a new leisure building containing four padel courts, a shop, and a café.

2560432 · Clare County Council · Lodged 11 July 2025

Reference: 2560432
Authority: Clare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 11 July 2025

Summary

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The development consists of a new leisure building featuring four padel courts, changing rooms, first-floor studios, and an ancillary shop and café. The project also includes a new entrance, parking, solar panels, and associated site works.

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Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

For development which will consist of
) the construction of a leisure building containing 4 padel courts, shop and café ancillary to the leisure building at reception, changing rooms, first floor studios
) new site entrance, associated parking spaces, secure bicycle parking spaces
) solar photovoltaic panels at roof level to leisure building
) internal road layout, landscaping, external lighting and boundary treatment
) new surface water attenuation area
) connection to existing public foul water drainage system
) building signage and all ancillary site works above and below ground

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

EnterpriseSI

“Lands zoned for ‘enterprise’ shall be taken to include the use and development of land for high end research and development, business science and technology-based industry, financial services, call centres/telemarketing, software development etc.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
40 Corrovorrin Grove, Ennis, Co Clare	Nov 2025	€287,000	360 m
42 Ashfield Park, Gort Road, Ennis	Jan 2025	€426,000	405 m
Livingston House, Girroga Heights, Gort Rd	Apr 2026	€126,666	451 m
10 Corrovorrin Cresent, Ennis, Co Clare	Nov 2025	€245,000	487 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.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received11 July 2025
Further information requested4 September 2025
Further information received29 October 2025
Decision due6 April 2026
Decision issued2 April 2026
Grant issued11 May 2026
Permission expiry10 May 2031

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