First Floor, Block 2, Shannon Business Park
Retention of a change of use from a training centre to offices on the first floor of a business park block.
18598 · Clare County Council · Lodged 23 July 2018
- Reference
- 18598
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 23 July 2018
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for changing the use of the first floor of Block 2 in Shannon Business Park. The change of use is from a training centre to offices, including ancillary services.
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 the change of use of the first floor, block 2, shannon business park, shannon, co. Clare from training centre to offices together with ancillary services.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The use of land for light industry shall be taken to incl. uses where the primary activity is the manufacture of a physical product. The use for ind./manufacturing, incubator units, distribution, open storage, transport operating centres etc is accept.”
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Deilginis, Shannon, Clare | Mar 2025 | €175,000 | 292 m |
| 10 Dun An Oir, Shannon, Clare | Jul 2025 | €300,000 | 316 m |
| 30 Dun An Oir, Shannon, Clare | Oct 2025 | €335,000 | 340 m |
| 9 Fergus Rd, Shannon, Clare | Sept 2025 | €190,000 | 379 m |
| 8 Allen Park, Shannon, Clare | May 2026 | €270,000 | 401 m |
| 9 Allen Park, Shannon, Clarenot full market price | May 2025 | €190,000 | 405 m |
| 20 Allen Park, Shannon, Clare | May 2025 | €200,000 | 439 m |
| 2 Fergus Drive, Shannon, Co Clare | Apr 2025 | €10,425,586 | 480 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 received23 July 2018
- Decision due16 September 2018
- Decision issued14 September 2018
- Grant issued15 October 2018
- Permission expiry14 October 2023
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