Parliament Street, Ennistymon, Co. Clare
Change of use of a protected bookshop building to a takeaway coffee unit in Ennistymon.
2560534 · Clare County Council · Lodged 29 August 2025
- Reference
- 2560534
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 August 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission to convert a bookshop into a takeaway coffee unit. The property is a protected structure (RPS No 384) located on Parliament Street.
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
For change of use from bookshop which is a protected structure (rps no 384) to coffee take away unit
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 Ennistymon Settlement Plan (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monastery Lane, Ennistymon, Co Clare | May 2026 | €180,000 | 78 m |
| Main St, Ennistymon, Co Clare | Mar 2025 | €177,500 | 92 m |
| Knockreagh, Ennistymon, Co Clare | Feb 2025 | €66,000 | 110 m |
| Circular Road, Ennistymon, Co. Clare | Mar 2026 | €65,000 | 232 m |
| 12 New Road, Ennistymon, Co. Clare | Jun 2026 | €185,000 | 242 m |
| Prague House, Lisdoonvarna Road, Ennistymon | Aug 2025 | €290,000 | 274 m |
| Deerpark Middle, Ennistymon, Co Clare | May 2026 | €375,000 | 289 m |
| 11 Riverview Apt, New Rd, Ennistymon | Apr 2025 | €139,000 | 323 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 received29 August 2025
- Decision due23 October 2025
- Decision issued20 October 2025
- Grant issued24 November 2025
- Permission expiry23 November 2030
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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