29 Lower Maket Street, Ennis, Co. Clare
Planning application 177
DecisionRefused
Decided05 May 2017
Application typePERMISSION
Source documents8
Site
What is on file
3refusal reasons0conditions8nearby records
Proposed development
Application description published by Clare County Council.Application and appeal history
Structured appeal stages, outcomes and source documents currently tied to this application.No indexed appeal history
No structured appeal case is tied to this application. This means no appeal is indexed, not that an appeal is impossible.
Decision details
Core application dates and identifiers from the public planning record.Planning analysis
Refusal reasons and planning conditions extracted from the public decision file.Refusal reasons
Zoning Contravention
The 261 sq.m. unit is suited for non-bulky comparison retail per town centre strategy. Converting it to a coffee shop exacerbates over-concentration of similar uses and erodes the retail mix.
CDP 7.3, CDP 7.11 (Clare County Development Plan 2017-2023)proposed development would result in the erosion of the retail character of the area and preclude a vibrant high order retail mix, and by its nature and scale would contribute to an over concentration of a particular use.
Visual Amenity
LED halo effect signage is visually obtrusive and would harm the visual amenities of the streetscape within the ACA.
ACA designation; CDP Objective 15.5(c)proposed development would be visually obtrusive and would seriously injure the visual amenities of the streetscape.
Design
Bin storage area is not confirmed under applicant control, risking haphazard bin placement on public footpaths and degrading the public realm/ACA.
ACA designationPlanning Authority is not satisfied... that the area identified for bin storage is under the control of the applicant and therefore that the proposed development... would result in the haphazard placing of bins on the public footpath.
Conditions
No conditions
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Extracts from the council's own decision documents for this application — 37 pages of searchable text on file.Chief Executives Order2 pages indexed
CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED) Order No: ess | | al Reference Number: P17/7 Name of Applicant: Margaret McGann Address: C/o Paul Finlay, The Building Consultancy 14 Whitefriars Peter's Row Dublin 2 Application Received: 11/01/2017 Further Information Received: 21/03/2017 Nature of...
Planners Report1 page indexed
Refusal Cover Sheet Fe fat? File Ref: 17/7 Proposed Development: Insomnia Qh K Due date: 07/ 05/ 2017 Location: Market St Ennis To Senior Executive Planner | recommend that permission be refused for the reason/s stated on the attached report. e Noncompliance with Vol 1 CDP 7.3 Ennis Town Centre Retail offer and CDP 7....
Planners Report4 pages indexed
CLARE COUNTY COUNCI PLANNING REPORT File Ref: P17/7 Applicant: Margaret McGann Nature & Extent of PERMISSION for development which will consist of the change of use Development to the ground floor from a retail unit to coffee shop use, the erection of 1 no. fascia sign, 1 no. projecting sign and all associated site...
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Source documents
Original council portal records and source PDFs where available.- Application fileApplication file on www.eplanning.ieSource portal
- Chief Executives OrderSource: clarecoco.eplanning.ie / 654733.PDF / Document 381970Source PDF
- Planners Report / file 1 of 2Source: clarecoco.eplanning.ie / 649388.PDF / Document 377257Source PDF
- Planners Report / file 2 of 2Source: clarecoco.eplanning.ie / 649389.PDF / Document 377257Source PDF
- Planners Report / file 1 of 3Source: clarecoco.eplanning.ie / 654735.PDF / Document 381971Source PDF
- Planners Report / file 2 of 3Source: clarecoco.eplanning.ie / 654736.PDF / Document 381971Source PDF
- Planners Report / file 3 of 3Source: clarecoco.eplanning.ie / 654737.PDF / Document 381971Source PDF
- F I Request LetterSource: clarecoco.eplanning.ie / 649334.PDF / Document 377218Source PDF
Nearby precedent
Similar nearby applications linked to this planning decision.- 2660044For 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 / 0.1 km away / 10 March 2026Refused
- 2460551To change the use from offices at ground floor of 48 Parnell Street to 1 no. one bedroom apartment together with associated alterations / 0.1 km away / 16 December 2024Refused
- 24186To Extend the Appropriate Period of Planning Permission for P19/95 to (1) demolish existing rear single storey extension; (2) construct a rear 2 storey extension; (3) make structural changes to front elevation / 0.1 km away / 26 July 2024Refused
- 2560197Of alterations to pre-existing shopfront at 18 O'Connell Street, Ennis, which is in use as a shop. / 0.1 km away / 10 June 2025Refused
- 17219For change of use of a vacant house to dental practice, the development to include internal works, the demolition of a rear extension and its replacement by a single-storey extension ( on almost the same footprint ), and all ancillary site works / 0.1 km away / 19 May 2017Refused
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- 2653For the renovation of an existing derelict bakery building, the addition of a 28m2 two storey rear extension and the conversion to a 112.81m2 two storey dwelling together with connection to existing services and all associated ancillary site works / 0.3 km away / 16 April 2026Refused
- 17538For the subdivision of existing building together with change of use from 8 number studio apartments to 2 number 2 bedroom apartments, alterations to existing elevations as required, connections to main services, carparking and all associated site works / 0.5 km away / 05 September 2017Refused