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2460136

CONDITIONAL

Clare - Clare County Council

Proposed Development

for material change of use and material alteration of existing 1st Floor Office and Storage area into a Café including Kitchen Area and Customer Seating Area including all required ancillary works

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    27 Mar 2024

  2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    16 May 2024

  3. Decision due

    21 May 2024

  4. Grant issued

    19 Jun 2024

Application Details

Location
42 Parnell Street , Ennis , Co. Clare
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Clare County Council
Site Area
0.015 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
27 March 2024
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
16 May 2024
Grant Date
19 June 2024
Permission Expires
18 June 2029

Location

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Planning Applications Nearby

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30m
2360433CONDITIONAL16 Oct 2023

to change the use from offices at ground and first floor of 48 Parnell Street and from retail at ground floor unit Cabey's Lane to 4 no. one bedroom apartments together with associated alterations

48 Parnell Street/Cabey's Lane , Ennis , Co. Clare

30m
198009CONDITIONAL13 Sept 2019

to make alterations to the public realm improvement works on Parnell Street and Old Friary Lane as permitted under Part 8 Permission Reference P18-8012. Said Permission was granted for the following works on Parnell Street and the specified laneways in Ennis, County Clare: 1) The up-grading of the public realm of Parnell Street, from High Street in the East to Carmody Street in the West, including re-surfacing in natural stone materials; street furniture; replacement street lighting; replacement signage, new signage and signage restoration and all ancillary site works. 2) Up-grading of the public realm of the Laneways, including where appropriate re-surfacing in mostly natural stone materials ; replacement street lighting; provision of bin stores and barrel plinths; replacement signage, new signage and signage restoration and all ancillary site works. Clare County Council now proposes the following alterations to the improvement works as granted on Parnell Street and Old Friary Lane. 1) Parnell Street - The proposed alterations relate to the section of Parnell Street between Cabey's Lane and Wood Quay. It is proposed to alter the traffic priority on this section of the Street from vehicular priority to shared priority. To facilitate this it is proposed to alter the levels on the Street to remove the footpath kerbing. It is also proposed to include anchor points and removal bollards between the footpath areas and the central vehicular circulation area. The revised proposals would otherwise continue to provide the re-surfacing in natural stone materials; street furniture; replacement street lighting; replacement signage, new signage and signage restoration and all ancillary site works as previously permitted under P19-8012. 2) Old Friary Lane - Replacement of permitted natural stone sett surfacing with a mix of natural stone sett surfacing and asphalt surfacing. In accordance with the Habitats Directive, Appropriate Assessment Screening has been carried out on the projects. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening determination has been made and concludes that there is no real likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development. ( Please see further description on the Clare County Council website: www.clarecoco.ie )

Parnell Street , Old Friary Lne , Ennis

30m
2460551REFUSED5 Nov 2024

to change the use from offices at ground floor of 48 Parnell Street to 1 no. one bedroom apartment together with associated alterations

48 Parnell Street , Ennis , Co. Clare

41m
2460453N/A23 Sept 2024

to change use of ground floor from commercial to residential (b) carry out renovations and alterations to existing building (c) construct rear extension together with all ancillary site development works and connections to public services

47 Parnell Street , Ennis , Co. Clare V95HP63

51m
2560321CONDITIONAL30 May 2025

to provide seating and toilet facilities at the rear storage area of an existing bakery/shop at 70 Parnell Street, Ennis, Co. Clare, v95D684 and to include all necessary ancillary associated works.

70 Parnell Street , Ennis , Co. Clare

54m
25274CONDITIONAL27 Aug 2025

to renovate and make changes to the elevations and floor layout of the dwelling, construct extension to the rear and to extend the width of the existing vehicular entrance to provide an additional onsite parking space, all with associated site works

No 3 Summerhill , Ennis , Co. Clare

55m
22178CONDITIONAL1 Mar 2022

for a change of use from an existing ground floor commercial unit to a 2 bedroom apartment together with all associated site works

Wood Quay , Ennis , Co Clare

61m
2660044REFUSED30 Jan 2026

for a change of use of the existing ground floor retail unit to a one-bedroom apartment, together with alterations to the front elevation including new windows and all associated works

No. 8 Curtins Lane , Ennis , Co. Clare

61m
2560796N/A15 Dec 2025

for a change of use of the existing ground floor retail unit to a one-bedroom apartment, together with alterations to the front elevation including new windows and all associated works

No. 8 Curtins Lane , Ennis , Co. Clare

65m
17769CONDITIONAL9 Oct 2017

to RETAIN "change of use" of first floor commercial unit ( which received planning permission under planning reference no. 90-133 ) to "as constructed residential use" including all associated site works and services

Lower Market Street , Ennis , Co. Clare

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