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19315

CONDITIONAL

Clare - Clare County Council

Proposed Development

to RETAIN the following developments at The Queens Hotel, ( a Protected Structure ), Abbey Street, Ennis, Co. Clare.: 1) Change of use of ground floor reception area to cafeteria, together with internal alterations, 2) Change of use of first floor residents' lounge area to hotel reception area, 3) Alteration of frontage to that portion of the hotel known as "Number Forty One", including removal of timber frontage, provision of new signage and provision of tiling to external walls, 4) Provision of timber sign with raised lettering to front of hotel premises at corner of Abbey Street and Francis Street

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    23 Apr 2019

  2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    13 Jun 2019

  3. Decision due

    17 Jun 2019

  4. Grant issued

    14 Jul 2019

Application Details

Location
Abbey Street , Ennis , Co. Clare
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
RETENTION
Planning Authority
Clare County Council

Timeline

Registration Date
23 April 2019
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
13 June 2019
Grant Date
14 July 2019
Permission Expires
13 July 2024

Location

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19269N/A9 Apr 2019

to RETAIN the following developments at The Queens Hotel, ( a Protected Structure ), Abbey Street, Ennis, Co. Clare.: 1) Change of use of ground floor reception area to cafeteria, together with internal alterations, 2) Change of use of first floor residents' lounge area to hotel reception area, 3) Alteration of frontage to that portion of the hotel known as "Number Forty One", including removal of timber frontage, provision of new signage and provision of tiling to external walls, 4) Provision of timber sign with raised lettering to front of hotel premises at corner of Abbey Street and Francis Street.

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20112CONDITIONAL19 Feb 2020

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is being sought at No. 42, Abbey Street, Ennis, Co. Clare, Protected Structure (Record of Protected Structure No. 742). The area of the existing Ground floor is 191.7m², & First Floor is 134.5m². The development will consist of the following and all associated site works and services: 1) Change of use of the Existing Ground & First Floor from Office to Language School. 2) Internal Modifications comprising of the following: a) New wall Construction for Stair Lobbies. b) Subdivision of the ground floor reception room into an office & reception c) Enlarging Existing Door openings. d) New Disabled W.C. to the Ground Floor. e) Construction of new door to the First Floor. f) Fire rating of the existing First Floor. g) New Fire Rated Doors. h) Connection to existing services and all associated site development works

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for development at (Record of Protected Structure No. 742). The area of the existing ground floor is 191.7m² and first floor is 134.5m². The development will consist of the following and all associated site works and services: 1) Change of use of the existing ground and first floor from office to language school. 2) Internal modifications comprising of the following: 3) New wall construction for stair lobbies. 4) Subdivision of the ground floor reception room into an office and reception. 5) Enlarging existing door openings. 6) New disabled wc to the ground floor. 7) Construction of new doors to the ground and first floors. 8) Fire rating of the existing first floor. 9) New fire rated doors. 10) Connection to existing services and all associated site development works

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for the proposed change of use of a building from a mixture of residential and commercial office space to that of an educational centre. (Building is a protected structure RPS No. 741 and NIAH No 2000148)

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to construct an infill mezzanine floor to Knox's Public House at this address

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to construct an extension to the rear of the existing property and to carry out alterations to existing property (The existing property is a protected structure RPS No 740 and NIAH No. 2000147)

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