Ballycasey, Shannon, Co Clare
Installation of a portacabin extension and extra parking at a Shannon childcare facility.
16253 · Clare County Council · Lodged 31 March 2016
- Reference
- 16253
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 31 March 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to install a portacabin to serve as an extension to an existing childcare facility in Ballycasey, Shannon. The application also includes plans to increase the number of car parking spaces.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
To install a portacabin to be used as an extension to the existing childcare facility and also permission to increase the number of carparking spaces including ancillary site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The use of land zoned for ‘commercial’ purposes shall be taken to include the use of the lands for commercial and business uses including offices, service industry, warehousing and the facilitation of enterprise/retail/office type uses as appropriate”
National zoning type: Commercial, retail
Objective set by the Shannon Town and Environs Local Area PLan (2012–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Carraig Donn, Ballycasey, Shannon | May 2025 | €310,000 | 50 m |
| 27 Carraig Donn, Ballycasey, Shannon | Dec 2025 | €350,000 | 103 m |
| 10 Carrig Donn, Ballycasey, Shannon | May 2026 | €345,000 | 110 m |
| 11 Ballycasey Court, Shannon, Clare | May 2025 | €334,000 | 131 m |
| 54 Ballycasey Crescent, Shannon, County Clare | Jul 2025 | €140,000 | 179 m |
| 59 Ballycasey Crescent, Ballycasey, Shannon | Sept 2025 | €189,000 | 179 m |
| 21 Ballycasey Close, Shannon, Co Clare | Sept 2025 | €445,000 | 212 m |
| Apt 16 Ballycasey Court, Shannon, Clare | Apr 2026 | €260,000 | 212 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received31 March 2016
- Further information requested19 May 2016
- Further information received10 June 2016
- Decision due7 July 2016
- Decision issued6 July 2016
- Grant issued7 November 2016
- Appeal submitted29 July 2016
- Appeal decided7 November 2016
- Permission expiry6 November 2021
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