Site 2 Shannon Free Zone, Shannon, Co Clare
Change of use from a vehicle testing centre to an educational health and safety training facility.
22487 · Clare County Council · Lodged 2 June 2022
- Reference
- 22487
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 June 2022
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the change of use of an existing building in the Shannon Free Zone from a vehicle testing centre to an educational facility providing health and safety training.
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 a change of use of the building from a vehicle testing centre to an educational facility providing health and safety training for work safe training systems ltd
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 | 358 m |
| 6 Tola Park, Shannon, Clare | Jul 2025 | €230,000 | 403 m |
| 84 Tola Park, Shannon, Clare | Jan 2025 | €252,000 | 410 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 received2 June 2022
- Decision due27 July 2022
- Decision issued26 July 2022
- Grant issued29 August 2022
- Permission expiry28 August 2027
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