Main Road Smithstown Industrial Estate, Shannon, Co Clare V14 P402
Extension and facade upgrades to an existing factory unit in Shannon.
2370 · Clare County Council · Lodged 10 February 2023
- Reference
- 2370
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 February 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of an extension to the side and rear of an existing factory unit at Smithstown Industrial Estate. The extension will be used for raw materials and finished product storage, alongside facade upgrades and new signage.
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Official record
Development description
For construction of an extension to side and rear of existing factory unit to be used as raw materials and finished product storage and permission to upgrade the facade of the existing building and install new signage including ancillary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 Radharc Doire, Smithstown, Shannonprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €414,096 | 145 m |
| 61 Radharc An Doire, Smithstown, Shannonprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €286,600 | 178 m |
| 62 Radharc An Doire, Smithstown, Shannonprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €306,600 | 178 m |
| 60 Radharc An Doire, Smithstown, Shannonprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €286,600 | 178 m |
| 59 Radharc An Doire, Smithstown, Shannonprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €306,600 | 178 m |
| 58 Radharc An Doire, Smithstown, Shannonprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €321,600 | 178 m |
| 75 Radharc Doire, Smithstown, Shannonprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €436,123 | 194 m |
| 74 Radharc Doire, Smithstown, Shannonprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €436,123 | 200 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 received10 February 2023
- Further information requested30 March 2023
- Further information received20 December 2023
- Decision due25 January 2024
- Decision issued23 January 2024
- Grant issued27 February 2024
- Permission expiry26 February 2029
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