Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 20 September 2017

Westpark Business Campus, Shannon, Co. Clare

Construction of a multi-storey mixed-use block and a multi-deck car park at Westpark Business Campus.

17583 · Clare County Council · Lodged 28 July 2017

Reference
17583
Authority
Clare County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
28 July 2017

Summary

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The development consists of Block 6000, a multi-storey building of 12,045sqm containing offices, a data centre, light industrial, storage, and R&D uses. It also includes a multi-deck car park accommodating 580 spaces to replace existing parking.

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Floor area
12,045 m²

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Official record

Development description

For the further completion of construction of westpark business campus with the construction of block 6000, ( immediately south of existing block 7000), a mixed use, multi-storey block, similar to that granted under parent planning permission under clare county council pa ref: p01-1066 and apb ref: pl03.130244. Block 6000 will have a total gross internal area of 12,045 sqms with offices at upper floors 300-500 and data centre/light industrial / storage/ research and development uses at lower levels 100-200. The construction of an ancillary, multi-deck carpark (mdcp) located to the south of block 4000 within the campus. The mdcp will accommodate 580 spaces and will replace the existing, 101 at grade, split level, car park located to the south of block 4000. The car park will also replace the 500 space mdcp located to the south of the campus, granted by clare county council under ref: p01-1066 and apb ref pl. 03-130244. The proposed development will use existing drainage services in place within the overall campus and the existing road network. The development includes, landscaping, ancillary parking adjacent to block 6000, esb substation, service areas for goods vehicles. The application includes all other ancillary site development works as required to complete the block.

Land-use zoning

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EnterpriseSI
“Lands zoned for ‘enterprise’ shall be taken to include the use and development of land for high end research and development, business science and technology-based industry, financial services, call centres/telemarketing, software development etc.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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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Key dates

Timeline

  1. Application received28 July 2017
  2. Decision due21 September 2017
  3. Decision issued20 September 2017
  4. Grant issued21 October 2017
  5. Permission expiry20 October 2022

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