Public / civic · Co. Clare

Gort Road, Lifford, Ennis Co. Clare

Granted 1 Aug 2025 (final grant issued 4 Sep 2025)

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Key facts

  • Planning application 2560354 at Gort Road, Lifford, Ennis Co. Clare: Development which consists of works to an existing ancillary building…
  • It was received by Clare County Council on 13 Jun 2025.
  • Status: Granted 1 Aug 2025 (final grant issued 4 Sep 2025).
  • Permission was granted on 1 Aug 2025 and the final grant issued on 4 Sep 2025. No site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

Source: the Clare County Council planning register, checked 12 Jun 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

Development which consists of works to an existing ancillary building…

for the development which consists of works to an existing ancillary building on the grounds of Ennis General Hospital (EGH), a protected structure (RPS No. 802, NIAH No: 20002020), which currently houses the EGH Pathology Laboratory, a boiler room, redundant generator room and store rooms. The development works will comprise the removal of existing partition walls and internal reconfigurations to provide an open plan Pathology Laboratory for Haematology and Biochemistry, with an entrance lobby for sample drop off and collection and other ancillary accommodation including a staff room, office, and store room; internal wall lining to thermally upgrade the building fabric; a new external plant enclosure centrally located at roof level to be accessed by altering and extending the existing external stairs with an additional stair flight; external conservation works to include the removal of later additions to the parapet wall, the reinstatement of a window opening (currently used as a door) on the south façade, the removal of attached service fittings, replacement of all non-original doors & windows, and repair works to the external render; along with associated site works and site services works for all of the above, all at the grounds of Ennis General Hospital

Description as published by the council. Its text starts part-way through a sentence.

Location
Lifford, Co. Clare Map
Planning reference
2560354
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Numbers and dates

Project type
Public / civic
Received
13 Jun 2025
Decision to grant
1 Aug 2025
Final grant
4 Sep 2025
Protected structure
Yes, RPS 802

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Decision to grant
  3. Final grant issued

Outlook

What happens next

Permission was granted on 1 Aug 2025 and the final grant issued on 4 Sep 2025. No site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

Work packages named so far

  • Conservation work to a protected structureNamed in the application description
  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

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  • Council planning fileThe application file 2560354 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Clare County Council planning register, checked 12 Jun 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

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