Skycourt Shopping Centre, Shannon, Co. Clare
Change of use of a shopping centre food court to a new 6-screen cinema.
19506 · Clare County Council · Lodged 25 June 2019
- Reference
- 19506
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 June 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves modifications to the ground, first, and second floor layouts of Skycourt Shopping Centre. This is to facilitate the change of use of the existing food court area into a new 6-screen cinema.
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 development which will consist of
- Modifications to existing 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 6-screen cinema, part of which area was the subject of previously approved application for a change of use to cinema, planning ref. P18-215, and
- All ancillary site development works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 Town Court, Shannon, Clarenot full market price | Oct 2025 | €54,800 | 152 m |
| 14 Brookfields, Shannon, Co Clare | May 2026 | €275,000 | 213 m |
| 71 Block C, Bru Na Sionna, Shannon Town Centre | Sept 2025 | €201,000 | 218 m |
| 37 Bru Na Sionna, Shannon Town Centre, Shannon | Jun 2025 | €150,000 | 221 m |
| Apt A 16, Bru Na Sionna, Bunratty | Mar 2026 | €170,000 | 221 m |
| 56 Rossbracken, Shannon, Clare | Mar 2025 | €196,000 | 234 m |
| 5 Brookfields, Shannon, Co Clare | May 2026 | €320,000 | 240 m |
| 44 Rossbracken, Shannon, Co. Clarenot full market price | Sept 2025 | €74,000 | 287 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 received25 June 2019
- Decision due19 August 2019
- Decision issued16 August 2019
- Grant issued16 September 2019
- Permission expiry15 September 2024
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