Shannon Town Centre, Shannon, Co. Clare
Change of use and subdivision of a former ESB premises in Shannon into a restaurant/café and a takeaway.
18486 · Clare County Council · Lodged 14 June 2018
- Reference
- 18486
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 June 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the change of use and subdivision of a former ESB office/commercial unit in Shannon Town Centre into two separate units: a restaurant/café and a restaurant with a takeaway.
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
For change of use and subdivision of unit from office/commercial use to separate restaurant/café and restaurant and take away, and associated site works at former e. S. B. Premises, shannon town centre, shannon, co. Clare
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 Block C, Bru Na Sionna, Shannon Town Centre | Sept 2025 | €201,000 | 118 m |
| 37 Bru Na Sionna, Shannon Town Centre, Shannon | Jun 2025 | €150,000 | 135 m |
| Apt A 16, Bru Na Sionna, Bunratty | Mar 2026 | €170,000 | 135 m |
| 37 Town Court, Shannon, Clarenot full market price | Oct 2025 | €54,800 | 185 m |
| 113 Bru Na Sionna, An Tsionna, Co An Chlair | Sept 2025 | €161,500 | 211 m |
| 109 Bru Na Sionna, Shannon Town Centre, Shannon | Jun 2025 | €146,000 | 211 m |
| 200l Bru Na Sionna, Shannon, Clare | May 2025 | €148,000 | 213 m |
| 14 Brookfields, Shannon, Co Clare | May 2026 | €275,000 | 220 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 received14 June 2018
- Further information requested2 August 2018
- Further information received22 March 2019
- Decision due28 April 2019
- Decision issued26 April 2019
- Grant issued9 September 2019
- Appeal submitted22 May 2019
- Appeal decided9 September 2019
- Permission expiry8 September 2024
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