Site 2 Shannon Free Zone, Shannon, Co Clare
Construction of a new vehicle testing centre and offices in Shannon.
20700 · Clare County Council · Lodged 30 September 2020
- Reference
- 20700
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 September 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will consist of building a new vehicle testing centre with ancillary offices and all associated site works at the Shannon Free Zone.
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Official record
Development description
For the construction of a vehicle testing centre, ancillary offices and associated site works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 Tola Park, Shannon, Co Clare | May 2026 | €262,000 | 333 m |
| 84 Tola Park, Shannon, Clare | Jan 2025 | €252,000 | 385 m |
| 6 Tola Park, Shannon, Clare | Jul 2025 | €230,000 | 406 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 received30 September 2020
- Decision due24 November 2020
- Decision issued24 November 2020
- Grant issued25 December 2020
- Permission expiry24 December 2025
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