GrantedChange of useDecided 14 May 2018

Skycourt Shopping Centre, Shannon, Co Clare

Conversion of a shopping centre food court into a new four-screen cinema.

18215 · Clare County Council · Lodged 20 March 2018

Reference: 18215
Authority: Clare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 20 March 2018

Summary

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The application proposes modifications and a change of use within the Skycourt Shopping Centre. This includes altering the ground, first, and second floor layouts to convert the existing food court into a new four-screen cinema.

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Official record

Development description

For modifications to, and change of use within, the existing skycourt shopping centre. The proposed development shall include: (1) modifications to existing internal ground floor, first floor and second floor layout arrangements to provide for change of use of the existing 'food court' area to provide for a new 4 screen cinema, and (2) all ancillary site development works

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	166 m
71 Block C, Bru Na Sionna, Shannon Town Centre	Sept 2025	€201,000	202 m
Apt A 16, Bru Na Sionna, Bunratty	Mar 2026	€170,000	212 m
37 Bru Na Sionna, Shannon Town Centre, Shannon	Jun 2025	€150,000	212 m
14 Brookfields, Shannon, Co Clare	May 2026	€275,000	224 m
5 Brookfields, Shannon, Co Clare	May 2026	€320,000	249 m
56 Rossbracken, Shannon, Clare	Mar 2025	€196,000	254 m
109 Bru Na Sionna, Shannon Town Centre, Shannon	Jun 2025	€146,000	292 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 received20 March 2018
Decision due14 May 2018
Decision issued14 May 2018
Grant issued14 June 2018
Permission expiry13 June 2023

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