GrantedCommercialDecided 16 June 2017

Skycourt Shopping Centre, Shannon, Co. Clare

Modifications to Skycourt Shopping Centre in Shannon, including unit subdivision and new roof plant.

17312 · Clare County Council · Lodged 25 April 2017

Reference: 17312
Authority: Clare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 25 April 2017

Summary

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The proposed development involves subdividing Unit 40a into two separate retail units with modified shopfronts and a repositioned external door. It also includes installing new roof-mounted service plant on Unit 37 with a new external access stairwell.

Commercialretailshopping centrerefurbishment

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Official record

Development description

On behalf of the receiver of cafferkey investments ltd (in receivership), beaux walk properties ltd ( in receivership), certain assets of barry boland and certain assets of tim brosnan for development which consists of the following: (1) modifications to shopping centre unit no. 40a to provide for (a) subdivision of that retail unit into two separate retail units; (b) modifications to existing internal mall shop front to provide for two separate shop fronts pursuant to that subdivision; (c) repositioning of existing external door on the northern ground floor elevation; (2) provision of new roof mounted service-plant on the existing roof of retail unit no. 37, together with new external stairwell to roof level to provide service access to that new roof mounted service-plant; and (3) all ancillary site development works

The historical record

How commercial applications have been decided in Clare County Council

92% granted

of 450 commercial applications granted, refused or part-granted by Clare County Council, 2016–2026.

The same category nationally: 88%14,381
All categories in Clare County Council: 93%9,526

These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Mixed UseUC

“The use of land for ‘mixed use’ developments shall incl. the use of land for a range of uses, making provision, where appropriate, for primary and secondary uses e.g. commercial/retail development as the primary use with residential dev. as secondary”

National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area

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.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
37 Town Court, Shannon, Clarenot full market price	Oct 2025	€54,800	250 m
71 Block C, Bru Na Sionna, Shannon Town Centre	Sept 2025	€201,000	256 m
56 Rossbracken, Shannon, Clare	Mar 2025	€196,000	274 m
Apt A 16, Bru Na Sionna, Bunratty	Mar 2026	€170,000	291 m
37 Bru Na Sionna, Shannon Town Centre, Shannon	Jun 2025	€150,000	291 m
14 Brookfields, Shannon, Co Clare	May 2026	€275,000	313 m
6 Tola Park, Shannon, Clare	Jul 2025	€230,000	332 m
113 Bru Na Sionna, An Tsionna, Co An Chlair	Sept 2025	€161,500	336 m

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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 received25 April 2017
Decision due19 June 2017
Decision issued16 June 2017
Grant issued17 July 2017
Permission expiry16 July 2022

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