GrantedIndustrialDecided 12 November 2019

Shannon Industrial Estate, Shannon, Co. Clare

Demolition of a service yard to build a large two-storey manufacturing extension in Shannon.

19531 · Clare County Council · Lodged 1 July 2019

Reference: 19531
Authority: Clare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 1 July 2019

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of an existing service yard to construct a two-storey extension to a light-industrial manufacturing facility, adding 9,844 square meters of floor area. It includes office and R&D areas, car park extensions, loading bays, and rooftop solar panels.

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Storeys: 2
Floor area: 9,844 m²

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Official record

Development description

For development which consists of the demolition of an existing service yard and ancillary carparking area to facilitate the construction of a two-storey extension to the existing light-industrial manufacturing facility. Works also include ancillary office and r & d areas with a new entrance foyer constructed over 3no. Levels resulting in additional gross floor area of 9844m2. Other works include the reconfiguration and extension of an existing car park to the south of the proposed building to provide 75 no. Additional spaces ad the construction of a new car park to provide 44 no. Spaces including accessible spaces and set down area. The provision of 2 no. Loading bays to the rear of the proposed extension, upgraded vehicular and delivery/service yards, entrances, secure bicycle parking spaces, external open-sided storage enclosure, plant and services compound, signage to the proposed extension and wayfinding signage to the campus, rainwater harvesting tanks, plant and photovoltaic units to the roof level with all ancillary landscaping and associated site works and services. The development will also include the partial re-roofing of the existing facility to the northern corner of the campus

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
2 Fergus Drive, Shannon, Co Clare	Apr 2025	€10,425,586	314 m
1 Maple House, Shannon, Clare	May 2025	€155,000	369 m
9 Fergus Rd, Shannon, Clare	Sept 2025	€190,000	405 m
Apt 10, Cedar House, Drumgeely	Jun 2025	€120,000	416 m
20 Allen Park, Shannon, Clare	May 2025	€200,000	422 m
8 Allen Park, Shannon, Clare	May 2026	€270,000	452 m
9 Allen Park, Shannon, Clarenot full market price	May 2025	€190,000	455 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 received1 July 2019
Further information requested22 August 2019
Further information received16 September 2019
Decision due27 November 2019
Decision issued12 November 2019
Grant issued13 December 2019
Permission expiry12 December 2024

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