6 Corrovorrin Crescent
Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2022. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%). 1 application nearby open for comments.
Not held yet for Clare County Council: council consultations.
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 54 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 6 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992). 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2022.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 202222678 · work already done · approved 2022 · work already doneapprovedstartedsigned off?
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
Existing Residential: The obj. for land zoned ‘existing residential’ is to conserve & enhance the quality and character of the areas, to protect residential amenities and to allow for small scale infill development which is appropriate to the character and pattern of Dev
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.
ennis and environs · 20 Apr 2023 – 19 Apr 2029
What it says
Existing Residential: The obj. for land zoned ‘existing residential’ is to conserve & enhance the quality and character of the areas, to protect residential amenities and to allow for small scale infill development which is appropriate to the character and pattern of Dev
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.
ennis and environs settlement plan variation no 1 · 20 Apr 2023 – 19 Apr 2029
Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Paclene Limited (715 m); Organic Lens Manufacturing Olm Limited (891 m)
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Monuments | 8 | Burial ground; Graveslab |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| EPA licensed facilities (LEAP) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:21 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
A new house in a garden is harder: 100% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.
Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.
CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 15 nearby, 1,607 council-wide
Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 54 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, which adds about 116 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated72 decided home extensions, 12 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
1 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions.
Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.
CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file
What's changing around you?
- 1Dulick and Knockaderry, Ennis 2660655
- 2Our Lady's Hospital building and grounds ( RPS 845), Gort Road Dulick 2660433
- 30.3 ha zoned for homes
- 40.5 ha zoned for homes
- 50.7 ha zoned for homes
- 60.6 ha zoned for homes
- 70.4 ha zoned for homes
- 80.3 ha zoned for homes
- 9Carra Mor, Hazel Lane 2660229
- 1024 St Senan's Road, Ennis 2660094
- 11Ennis Abattoir, Tulla Road Lifford 2660141
- 1227 St Senan's Road, Lifford 26203
- 13Tulla Road, Ennis 2560743
- 1463 Glenina, Gort Road 2660037
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 39 permissions since 2016, 4 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.
Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.
Measured41 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 12 Nov 2026.
- Comments close 12 Nov 202612 days left12660655 · application received — for a development comprising 53no. residential units, (4no. detached houses, 33no. Terrace…€20 to the council · 272 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Sites that could change 10 within 500 m
Empty land zoned for homes 10
- 30.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 82 m
- 40.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 83 m
- 50.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 91 m
- 60.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 93 m
- 70.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 155 m
- 80.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 161 m
- 2.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 174 m
- 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 176 m
- 2.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 193 m
- 1.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 m
Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 4 and 9 a year; busiest 2024. 95% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 1Dulick and Knockaderry , Ennis , Co. Clare comments close 12 Nov 2026for a development comprising 53no. residential units, (4no. detached houses, 33no. Terrace houses and 16no.…
Every application within 500 m 8 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 1227 St Senan's Road , Lifford , Ennis Co. Clare Approved with conditionsof the following: 1. new pitched roof as constructed to existing attached private garage and subsequent…
- 2Our Lady's Hospital building and grounds ( RPS 845) , Gort Road Dulick , Ennis Co. Clare No decision yetfor a Large-Scale Residential (LRD) at the former Our Lady's Hospital building and grounds (RPS 845) within…
- 9Carra Mor , Hazel Lane , Gort Road Ennis Approved with conditionsthe construction of an extension to the rear of the existing community dwelling comprising of an accessible…
- 11Ennis Abattoir , Tulla Road Lifford , Ennis Co. Clare V95 EY82 Approved with conditionsto (a) change the use of the abattoir to a gym and to carry out alterations to the buildings to include an…
- 1024 St Senan's Road , Ennis , Co. Clare V95 C53K Approved with conditionsto construct an extension to existing dwelling house together with all associated site development works and…
- 1463 Glenina , Gort Road , Ennis Co. Clare V95 H2VA Approved with conditionsto retain side extension to dwellinghouse together with all associated site development works, boundaries and…
- 13Tulla Road , Ennis , Co. Clare V95 XK8E Approved with conditionsto change the design, footprint and use of the proposed development, previously authorised under planning…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
Building work nearby 7 in the last 12 months
- Saint Senan's Road, Ennis, Clare, V95 YV8F · 14 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560190 · 413 m
- Gort Road, Ennis, Clare · 22 Jun 2026 · start notice not signed off · 25/60232 · 359 m
- 34 Corrovorrin Grove, Ennis, Clare, V95 F5TE · 20 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · P24/278 · 230 m
- 33 Shannon Park, Ennis, Clare, V95 X5XC · 16 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560128 · 485 m
- St Clare's School, Ennis, Clare · 26 Jan 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 287 m
- St Clare's School, Ennis, Clare · 10 Dec 2025 · 7-day notice signed off · 288 m
- Gort Road, Ennis, Clare · 5 Dec 2025 · start notice signed off · 25/60232 · 370 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Estate: Corrovorrin · 7 applications in 10 years · 100% approved
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Teach Abhaile · Crèche | 16 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 221 m |
| Naionra Ceimeanna Beaga Teo · Crèche | 11 Jun 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 389 m |
| Lifford Preschool and Afterschool · Crèche | 31 Jan 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 570 m |
| Lifford Childcare Centre · Crèche | 21 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 705 m |
| Ennis Montessori School · Crèche | 8 Oct 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 860 m |
| Tiny Tots Montessori · Crèche | 4 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 864 m |
| ABC Nursery · Crèche | 22 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 940 m |
How we work this out
Sources: Housing estates, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing estates | ODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:03 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| Tusla early years register | Public register | 28 Oct 2026, 23:19 | open |
How busy is this area Busier than most of Clare County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
46% of homes built before 1971 (council 26%). 78% owner-occupied (council 72%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 037057045
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- St Annes S S · primary · 142 pupils · 268 m
- St Clares Special Sch · primary · 107 pupils · 285 m
- Gael Sc Mhichil Chiosog · primary · 451 pupils · 420 m
- Ennis Educate Together NS · primary · 144 pupils · 659 m
- Bunscoil na mBraithre · primary · 643 pupils · 918 m
- Rice College · postprimary · 666 pupils · 989 m
Stops 25
- Corravarrin · 342, 344, NS2 · 3/hour at peak · 338 m
- Corravarrin · 342, 344, NS2 · 3/hour at peak · 348 m
- Fergus Lawn · NS2 · 2/hour at peak · 471 m
- Cappahard · 342, 344 · 1/hour at peak · 474 m
- Cappahard · 342, 344, NS2 · 3/hour at peak · 503 m
- Fergus Lawn · NS1 · 2/hour at peak · 550 m
- Glenina · NS1 · 2/hour at peak · 581 m
- Glenina · NS1 · 2/hour at peak · 607 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- St Annes S S · 268 m+3.6% pupils (142)
- St Clares Special Sch · 285 m-2.7% pupils (107)
- Gael Sc Mhichil Chiosog · 420 m-4.2% pupils (451)
- Ennis Educate Together NS · 659 m-3.4% pupils (144)
- Bunscoil na mBraithre · 918 m-0.8% pupils (643)
- Rice College · 989 m-4.9% pupils (666)
Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 31 Oct 2026, 01:06 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 31 Oct 2026, 02:21 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| EPA strategic noise maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Work already done (22678): work kept with permission. Done as approved?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
- On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?SolicitorAsk for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
- Application 272 m away open for comments until 12 Nov 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Dulick
- Electoral division
- Ennis Rural
- Electoral area
- Ennis
- Council
- Clare County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 1 application on this site; latest 22678, approved 2022, work already done.
- Zoned R2 (existing residential); on the vacant land tax map.
- 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
- 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 12 Nov 2026.
- Corravarrin (bus 342, 344) 338 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak; 8 from all stops within 500 m.
- Here (2022 census): 78% owner-occupied (council 72%); 5% of homes empty (council 17%); most built 1971–1980; 65% drive to work (council 66%); population up 9% since 2016.
- Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 4 is asked for more information.
- Homes started within 1 km: 4 in the last year, 20 three years before.
What the terms mean 7 terms
- Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
- Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
- Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
- Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
- Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
- Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
- What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
Sources and licences 27
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA strategic noise maps | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| National Transport Authority | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 31 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 30 Oct 2026 |
| cso.ie | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| overpass-api.de | OpenStreetMap contributors, NHDS, Kildare County Council | ODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 31 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 31 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 28 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |