59 O'Connell Street, Ennis, Co. Clare V95 F895
New shopfront, internal alterations, and external changes to a retail unit in Ennis.
2560492 · Clare County Council · Lodged 7 August 2025
- Reference
- 2560492
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 7 August 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes a new shopfront for an existing ground floor retail area on O'Connell Street. It also includes internal alterations, fenestration changes, and the installation of new windows, doors, and a roof.
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) create new shopfront for existing ground floor retail area (b) carry out internal alterations. (c) carry out fenestration changes, install new windows, doors and roof together with all site development works and services
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: 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/4 Market St, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €300,000 | 115 m |
| 2 Barrack Court, Barrack St, Ennis | Apr 2025 | €274,000 | 125 m |
| 1st Floor Apt, Upper Market Street, Ennis | Jan 2025 | €180,000 | 125 m |
| 17 Merchants Square, Ennis, Co Clare | Apr 2026 | €192,000 | 126 m |
| Flat 1, 85 Oconnell St, Ennis | Jun 2025 | €90,000 | 129 m |
| 6 Ahern Terrace, Carmody St, Ennis | Feb 2025 | €150,000 | 196 m |
| 3 Summerhill, Ennis, Co Clare | Jun 2025 | €220,000 | 202 m |
| 1 Ahernes Tce, Carmody St, Ennis | Feb 2026 | €210,000 | 208 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 received7 August 2025
- Decision due1 October 2025
- Decision issued1 October 2025
- Grant issued10 November 2025
- Permission expiry9 November 2030
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