Shannon Free Zone, Shannon, Co Clare
Demolition of a car park to build a light industrial facility with offices, yards, and parking in Shannon Free Zone.
21503 · Clare County Council · Lodged 20 May 2021
- Reference
- 21503
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 May 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves clearing an existing overflow car park to construct a light industrial facility with ancillary offices, yard spaces, and 156 car parking spaces. The applicant seeks flexible permission to subdivide the building into one, two, or three separate units ranging in size.
- Floor area
- 5,886 m²
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Official record
Development description
- The development consists of the demolition of an existing common overflow carparking area to facilitate the provision of a light industrial facility with ancillary office space, yard spaces, refuse stores with carparking, bicycle parking, esb substation, switch room and associated site works. Permission is sought for the industrial and office facility to have the flexibility to be subdivided as follows: option a: one no. Unit (area: 5886m2) with ancillary yard and refuse store. Option b: two no. Units (units 01 area: 3913m2) (unit 02 area: 1973m2) with two no. Ancillary yards and two no. Refuse stores. Option c: three no. Units (area unit
- 1973m2 / area unit
- 1940m2 / area unit
- 1973m2) with three no. Ancillary yards and three no. Refuse stores. Other works include the provision of 156 no. Carparking spaces which include accessible spaces, ev charging areas and set-down areas with vehicular and hgv access points to the perimeter of site. Secure bicycle parking spaces, refuse stores with roof level and site level external services areas, building signage with all ancillary landscaping and associated site works and services. The planning application is accompanied by a natura impact statement
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Fergus Drive, Shannon, Co Clare | Apr 2025 | €10,425,586 | 392 m |
| 9 Fergus Rd, Shannon, Clare | Sept 2025 | €190,000 | 420 m |
| 20 Allen Park, Shannon, Clare | May 2025 | €200,000 | 468 m |
| 8 Allen Park, Shannon, Clare | May 2026 | €270,000 | 477 m |
| 9 Allen Park, Shannon, Clarenot full market price | May 2025 | €190,000 | 481 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 received20 May 2021
- Decision due14 July 2021
- Decision issued14 July 2021
- Grant issued18 August 2021
- Permission expiry17 August 2026
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