The Old Convent, Lahinch Road, Ennistymon
Approved in Feb 2026. No sign of building yet.
- 18 Nov 2025Received
- 19 Jan 2026Conditional
- 23 Feb 2026Final approval
- 29 Jan 2028Approval runs out
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Conditional · 19 Jan 2026
- Council
- Clare County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 1.26 ha
What’s proposed
for the following works, (A) change the use of the development granted under existing permission P19-333 as a retirement village and presently under construction, to use as residential, (B) change the internal layout, including minor elevational changes to the refurbished convent building as granted, and presently under construction, to provide 13 apartments made up of 1 x 1 bedroom apartment, 10 x 2 bed apartments and 2 x 3 bed apartments and (C) change the site boundaries and layout as granted, all with associated site works
Planning details
- Reference
- 2560706
- Local authority
- Clare County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 18 Nov 2025
- Observations close
- 23 Dec 2025 (closed 306 days ago)
- Decision due
- 21 Jan 2026 · decided 19 Jan 2026
- Decision
- Conditional on 19 Jan 2026
- Site area
- 1.26 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 15 · 500 m · 12 months
- OpenFormer 'Cyril Hynes Pub' , Parliament Street & Markhams Lane , EnnistymonCo. Clare
- GrantedDeerpark Industrial Estate , Ennistymon , Co. Clare V95 X6WV
- Awaiting decisionChurch Street , Ennistymon , Co. Clare
- WithdrawnParliament Street & Markhams Lane , Ennistymon , Co. Clare
- Awaiting decisionCloonaveige , Ennistymon , Co. Clare
- GrantedChurch Hill , Ennistymon Tld , Ennistymon Co. Clare
- GrantedParliament Street , Ennistymon , Co. Clare
- Appeal decidedNo. 4 Riverview Terrace , New Road Ennistymon , Co. Clare
Show all 15
- Granted11 Church Hill , Ennistymon , Co. Clare
- GrantedGrovemount House Cloonaveige , Ennistymon , Co. Clare
- GrantedEnnistymon Community School , Lahinch Road , Deerpark West Ennistymon Co. Clare
- WithdrawnGrovemount House , Cloonaveige , Ennistymon
- GrantedMonastery Lane , Ennistymon , Co. Clare
- GrantedLahinch Road , Ennistymon , Co. Clare
- WithdrawnLahinch Road , Ennistymon , Co. Clare
- GrantedParliament Street , Ennistymon , Co. Clare
- WithdrawnParliament Street , Ennistymon , Co Clare
- Granted11 Riverview Terrace , Ennistymon , Co. Clare V95 E2K4
- RefusedBow Lane , Main Street , Ennistymon Co Clare
- GrantedLahinch Road , Ennistymon , Co. Clare
- WithdrawnOff The Square & Main Street , Ennistymon , Co. Clare
- Appeal decidedLahinch Road Deerpark West Townland , Ennistymon , Co. Clare
- Granted8 Bogbere Avenue , Ennistymon , Co. Clare.
- WithdrawnLahinch Road , Ennistymon , Co Clare
- GrantedGrovemount House , Cloonaveige , Ennistymon Co. Clare
- GrantedParliament Street (L1122) The Square (N 67) / Church Street (L 5132) , McInerney's Lane (L 5031) , Ennistymon Co Clare
- GrantedDeerpark West Td. , Deerpark Industrial Estate , Ennistymon Co. Clare
- GrantedLahinch Road , Ennistymon , Co Clare V95 K0F8
- GrantedGrovemount House , Cloonaveige , Ennistymon Co Clare
- WithdrawnThe rear of The Ennistimon Hub , Monastery Lane , Ennistimon Co Clare
- Granted4 5 New Road , Ennistymon , Co. Clare
- RefusedChurch Street , Ennistymon , Co Clare V95 AD81
- GrantedLahinch Road , Ennistymon , Co Clare V95 K0F8
- Commenced1 - 2 Monastery Lane , Ennistymon , Co. Clare
- GrantedParliament Street/ Markham's Lane , Ennistymon , Co Clare
- CommencedMonastery Lane , Ennistymon , Co Clare
- GrantedLahinch Road , Ennistymon , Co Clare
- GrantedBogbere Street , Ennistymon , Co Clare
- Appeal decidedOff Main Street & The Square , Ennistymon , Co Clare
- Granted4 Bogbere Street , Ennistymon , Co. Clare
- Commenced5 New Cottages , Ennistymon , Co Clare
- CommencedChurch Street , Ennistymon , Co Clare
- GrantedParliament Street , Ennistymon , Co Clare
- CommencedMonastery Lane , Ennistymon , Co. Clare
- GrantedMonastery Lane , Ennistymon , Co Clare
- CommencedNo 6 Monastery Lane , Ennistymon , Co Clare
- Appeal decidedDeerpark West Td , Deerpark Industrial Estate , Ennistymon Co Clare
- GrantedEnnistymon & District Credit Union Limited , Church Street Ennistymon , Co Clare V95 R2D7 & V95 W085
- GrantedBogbere Street , Ennistymon , Co Clare
- GrantedBogbere Street , Ennistymon , Co. Clare
- CommencedNew Road , Ennistymon , Co Clare
Homes nearby
- For saleDeerpark West, Ennistymon, Lahinch, Co. Clare, V95 X5E5
- For sale5 Riverview Terrace, New Road, Ennistymon, Co. Clare, V95 D5F9
- For saleChurch Street, Ennistymon, Co. Clare, V95 H2Y0
- For saleChurch Street Apartment, Ennistymon, Co. Clare, V95 XC79
- For saleArdnaculla North, Ennistymon, Co. Clare
- For sale3.66 Acres Land/Site
Zoning
Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
Reserved for third-level education institutions.
Reserved for civic, religious, community, education, health-care and social infrastructure.
Protections nearby 250 m
- NIAH-recorded building · 16
- Recorded monument · 7
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 | open |
Summary
2560706 is a planning application to Clare County Council for for the following works, (A) change the use of the development granted under existing, received on 18 Nov 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 19 Jan 2026.