2560515
CONDITIONALClare - Clare County Council
Proposed Development
for change of use from retail warehouse to convenience store incorporating off-license at a part of the Westpoint Building (Unit 11), together with the provision of associated signage. The area of the proposed change of use measures 476 square metres
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Application received
21 Aug 2025
Decision due
15 Oct 2025
Decision: CONDITIONAL
15 Oct 2025
Appeal submitted
10 Nov 2025
Appeal decided: MODIFIED
11 Mar 2026
Grant issued
12 Mar 2026
Application Details
- Location
- Westpoint , Kilrush Road , Ennis
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Clare County Council
- Site Area
- 0.048 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 21 August 2025
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 15 October 2025
- Grant Date
- 12 March 2026
- Permission Expires
- 11 March 2031
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- PL-500237-CE-25
- Decision
- MODIFIED
- Submitted
- 10 November 2025
- Decided
- 11 March 2026
Location
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for development which will consist of a change of use from, and modifications to, an existing " retail warehouse "development previously granted under ( Ennis Town Council ) Planning Ref: 05-134 to provide for a mixed use neighbourhood centre and medical services. The proposed development shall include: (1) Amalgamation and change of use of the four permitted ground floor "retail warehouse" units to provide for; a) A supermarket including a licensed alcohol sales area; b) 8 No. neighbourhood centre retail units with new independent shop front entrances; c) Neighbourhood centre management areas; d) Revision and extension to the main entrance and internal foyer area; e) Revised lifts and stairwell configurations to/from first floor including new foyer area; (2) Modification to first-floor layout and part change of use of the permitted retail warehouse space to; a) Supermarket services and store areas ancillary to the proposed ground floor supermarket; and b) A medical services facility including consultant rooms and associated waiting and administration area; (3) Modifications to building façade design and treatments including provision of new shop front canopies; (4) Provision of dedicated enclosed service yard to the rear ( south) elevation to serve the proposed supermarket with projecting service door canopy; (5) provision of individual retail unit signage and neighbourhood centre totem signage; (6) Modification to and reconfiguration of site layout plan including incorporation of land adjacent to the Clonroadbeg Road to provide for additional parking and internal circulation areas; (7) Provision of new electrical switchroom; and (8) All ancillary site development works.
Cahercalla More , Kilrush Road , Clonroadbeg Ennis
for development at this c.126ha site located at Westpoint, Kilrush Road, Clonroadbeg, Ennis, Co. Clare. The development will consist of: change of use of part of the ground floor level and subdivision and change of use of part of the first floor level within the existing Westpoint building, from retail warehouse to a discount foodstore (including off licence use); Extension of the existing building to include a new lobby area at the north elevation to serve the foodstore (c.29sqm); Extension of the rear of the existing building to accommodate a new single storey loading bay HGV Loading bay ramp (c. 80sqm); resulting in a total gross floor area of 2,270sqm (1,000sqm net retail area for the discount foodstore use; Additional works to accommodate the subdivided first floor unit (no change od use proposed) will include: - Extension of the existing lobby at ground and first floor level at the northern elevation to accommodate a new entrance to the existing unit at the first floor level; - Construction of a new goods lift and circulation stair core (southern elevation) at ground and first floor levels (resulting in a total of c.154sqm of additional new floor area) to serve the reconfigured (separate) existing unit at first floor level; Other works will include: - All associated internal revised layout and external (elevation) alterations to the building at to ground and first floors; - Reconfiguation of the carpark layout including provision of 8 no. cycle paces, removal of the existing service yard and 7 no. carparking paces to provide a revised parking layout; - Erection of 2 no free standing double sided internally illuminated totem signs at the sign entrance, 2 no internally illuminated gable signs, 3 no. shop front signs; - C. 121sqm of solar panels at roof level.
Westpoint Kilrush Rd , Clonroadbeg , Ennis
for development which will consist of change of use of part of the existing Westpoint Building on site from Retail Warehouse use to Medical Services incorporating outpatients facility. The development will also consist of provision of new entrance ways to the existing building, provision of new staircase adjacent to the existing building footprint, alterations to existing fenestration and façade of the existing building, provision of signage to the existing building and external signage on the site, alterations to site layout to provide for improved access and additional accessible parking units and set-down areas, provision of new bicycle parking, alterations to existing building interior incorporating new lift shaft and revised layout, incorporation of roof lights into existing building together with ancillary site works, including revisions to existing site entrances and improved landscaping
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