Local Electoral Area · Clare County Council

Construction leads in Ennis

252 planning applications and commencement notices in Ennis in the last twelve months, across 11 electoral divisions. 333 sites are on site right now. Updated weekly from the Clare planning register and the national building control register.

252
Leads, 12 months
333
On site now
€250m
Pipeline value
Boundary: CSO / Tailte Eireann 2022
Every lead in Ennis, on the map

Pro opens the map filtered to this area: every site pinned, scored and sized, with the area shading, trade filters and alerts for new filings.

Top trades in Ennis

The work the last twelve months of filings call for, by trade.

Carpentry & Joinery
183 leads
Electrical
182 leads
Masonry & Blockwork
178 leads
Roofing
178 leads
Plumbing & Heating
173 leads
Flooring
163 leads
Painting & Decorating
163 leads
Plastering, Rendering & Dry Lining
163 leads

The housing stock in Ennis

12,603 households in Census 2022, set against the national figure (the dark tick). Older homes on oil and solid fuel are where retrofit demand sits.

Age and occupancy

Built before 198032.7%Ireland 41.7%
Built before 19193.2%Ireland 8.6%
Built 2011 or later6.2%Ireland 7.9%
Vacant homes7%Ireland 7.7%
Holiday homes0.6%Ireland 3.2%

Central heating fuel

Oil60.2%Ireland 40.9%
Mains gas16.8%Ireland 34.5%
LPG1%Ireland 0.7%
Electric11.5%Ireland 12.4%
Solid fuel (coal, peat, wood)8.5%Ireland 9.4%
Other fuel1%Ireland 1%
No central heating1%Ireland 1.2%
Renewable energy source29.3%Ireland 25.7%

Tenure

Owner occupied67.7%Ireland 68.9%
Private rented19.8%Ireland 18.8%
Social rented11%Ireland 10.4%
Pobal deprivation score
+0.66

Relative affluence above the national average (0). A household-weighted mean of Electoral Division scores. Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022, CC BY 4.0.

Source: CSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics, CC BY 4.0. Shares are rolled up from each electoral division, weighted by households (dwellings for vacancy).

Recent planning applications in Ennis

  1. Ballymaconna, Barefield, Co Clare
    to construct an extension to the front and side of existing dwelling, with all associated site works
    Lodged
    26277Received 7 Oct 2026Decision due 1 Dec 2026
  2. Attyterrila, Ruan, Co Clare
    to make changes to the existing internal layout and elevations of the dwelling, demolish an existing flat roofed element to the rear…
    Lodged
    26278Received 7 Oct 2026Decision due 1 Dec 2026
  3. Kilrush Road, Cahercalla More, Ennis Co. Clare
    to construct a new dwelling house, connect to public services and modify the front boundary wall / site entrance along with associated site works
    Lodged
    2660648Received 6 Oct 2026Decision due 30 Nov 2026
  4. Moyriesk, Quin, Co Clare
    to retain garden shed for domestic use as constructed
    Lodged
    26271Received 5 Oct 2026Decision due 29 Nov 2026
  5. Knockaluscraun, Barefield, Ennis Co. Clare
    to change the design and footprint of the proposed development Knockaluskraun, Barefield, Ennis, Co Clare…
    Lodged
    2660642Received 1 Oct 2026Decision due 25 Nov 2026
  6. Toonagh, Fountain, Co Clare V95 EC9R
    to carry out alterations and renovations to the existing dwelling, upgrade the existing septic tank…
    Lodged
    26269Received 28 Sept 2026Decision due 22 Nov 2026
  7. 5 Saint Joseph's Terrace, Clarecastle, Ennis
    for the following development at the above address: a). to renovate an existing dwelling including elevational changes and rear extensions…
    Lodged
    2660624Received 24 Sept 2026Decision due 18 Nov 2026
  8. Lands at Manusmore and Carrownanelly, Clarecastle, Co. Clare
    to Extend the Appropriate Period of Planning Permission P21/915. A Solar PV Energy development with a total site area of 16.08 hectares…
    Lodged
    26262Received 23 Sept 2026Decision due 17 Nov 2026
  9. St. Finbar's, Ard na Gréine, Ennis
    to RETAIN a porch and velux window to the front of the dwelling house, an extension to the rear and side of the dwelling house and a rear extension…
    Lodged
    2660622Received 23 Sept 2026Decision due 17 Nov 2026
  10. Attyterrila, Ruan, Co. Clare
    to RETAIN two sheds for domestic use
    Lodged
    26260Received 22 Sept 2026Decision due 16 Nov 2026
Every Clare application, by week

Who is building in Ennis

The organisations behind the most applications in this area.

  1. 1Finn Properties Limited7 applications
  2. 2NS Construction Development Ltd6 applications
  3. 3Gildoc Ltd5 applications
  4. 4Acha Bhile Construction Ltd5 applications
  5. 5Brian Foudy & Associates Ltd4 applications
  6. 6Ennis Industrial Properties Ltd3 applications
  7. 7Nua Healthcare Services3 applications
  8. 8Datcha Construction Limited3 applications

Electoral divisions in Ennis

  • Clareabbey
  • Doora
  • Ennis No. 1 Urban
  • Ennis No. 2 Urban
  • Ennis No. 3 Urban
  • Ennis No. 4 Urban
  • Ennis Rural
  • Kilnamona
  • Kilraghtis
  • Spancelhill
  • Templemaley

Lead figures count planning applications and commencement notices received in the last twelve months inside this area's boundary; pipeline value is the estimated build value behind them. Applicant names of private individuals are never shown; organisations only. Boundary: CSO / Tailte Eireann National Statistical Boundaries 2022, CC BY 4.0.

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