Phoenix House, Shannon Town Centre, Tullyvarraga & Tullyglass Shannon Co. Clare
Conversion of vacant offices into student accommodation with 95 bedspaces.
2560358 · Clare County Council · Lodged 16 June 2025
- Reference
- 2560358
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 June 2025
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 3701.5 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves a change of use from vacant office accommodation to student accommodation. The scheme will provide 95 bedspaces, ancillary common rooms, laundry facilities, waste storage, and 96 bike parking spaces.
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 the change of use from vacant office accommodation and ancillary facilities to student accommodation. The proposed scheme consists of the provision of 95 no. Bedspaces for student accommodation purposes and ancillary common rooms, laundry facilities, toilet facilities, waste storage etc. 96 no. Bike parking spaces are also proposed. Permission is sought for the development outlined herein as well as minor internal demolition and all associated site development works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The use of land for ‘mixed use’ developments shall incl. the use of land for a range of uses, making provision, where appropriate, for primary and secondary uses e.g. commercial/retail development as the primary use with residential dev. as secondary”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 Block C, Bru Na Sionna, Shannon Town Centre | Sept 2025 | €201,000 | 181 m |
| 37 Bru Na Sionna, Shannon Town Centre, Shannon | Jun 2025 | €150,000 | 218 m |
| Apt A 16, Bru Na Sionna, Bunratty | Mar 2026 | €170,000 | 218 m |
| 37 Town Court, Shannon, Clarenot full market price | Oct 2025 | €54,800 | 223 m |
| 113 Bru Na Sionna, An Tsionna, Co An Chlair | Sept 2025 | €161,500 | 263 m |
| 109 Bru Na Sionna, Shannon Town Centre, Shannon | Jun 2025 | €146,000 | 263 m |
| 14 Brookfields, Shannon, Co Clare | May 2026 | €275,000 | 275 m |
| 118 Bru Na Sionna, Shannon Town Centre, Shannon | Dec 2025 | €185,000 | 284 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 received16 June 2025
- Decision due10 August 2025
- Decision issued6 August 2025
- Grant issued9 September 2025
- Permission expiry8 September 2030
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