Smithstown Light Engineering, Bay H1A - Smithstown Industrial Estate Shannon, Co. Clare
Installation of roof-mounted solar panels on an industrial building in Shannon.
2460036 · Clare County Council · Lodged 1 February 2024
- Reference
- 2460036
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 February 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of installing roof-mounted photovoltaic solar panels on an existing profile metal roof at Smithstown Light Engineering.
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 development, the development will consist of proposed roof mounted photovoltaic pv panels on an existing profile metal roof and all 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 Radharc An Doire, Smithstown, Shannonprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €306,600 | 258 m |
| 61 Radharc An Doire, Smithstown, Shannonprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €286,600 | 258 m |
| 62 Radharc An Doire, Smithstown, Shannonprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €306,600 | 258 m |
| 58 Radharc An Doire, Smithstown, Shannonprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €321,600 | 258 m |
| 60 Radharc An Doire, Smithstown, Shannonprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €286,600 | 258 m |
| 77 Radharc Doire, Smithstown, Shannonprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €414,096 | 486 m |
| 48 Radharc Doire, Smithstown, Shannonprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €374,449 | 495 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 received1 February 2024
- Further information requested26 March 2024
- Further information received23 April 2024
- Decision due20 May 2024
- Decision issued17 May 2024
- Grant issued19 June 2024
- Permission expiry18 June 2029
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