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Shannon Town Centre, Tullyvarraga, Shannon Co. Clare

Demolition of an existing discount foodstore and construction of a larger single-storey discount foodstore with solar panels.

2560699 · Clare County Council · Lodged 14 November 2025

Reference: 2560699
Authority: Clare County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 14 November 2025

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of a 1,237 sq. m discount foodstore and the construction of a new 2,560 sq. m single-storey discount foodstore. The development includes 145 car parking spaces, roof-mounted solar PV panels, and illuminated signage.

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Storey: 1
Floor area: 2,560 m²

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Official record

Development description

For the development on lands at shannon town centre, tullyvarraga, shannon, co. Clare. The proposed development consists of: demolition of the existing discount foodstore (gross floor area 1,237 sq. M); construction of a single storey discount foodstore comprising a gross floor area of 2,560 sq. M (net retail area 1,742 sq. M including off-license area of 66 sq. M), incorporating internal plant room, esb substation, switch room, storage rooms, chiller room and ancillary staff meeting and office rooms; provision of plant area located on the roof of the discount foodstore (61.3 sq. M); provision of site access via 2 no. Existing vehicular junctions at bóthar na rinne at the western boundary of the site and bóthar an aerfoirt at the northern boundary of the site; alterations to car parking layout providing 145 no. Spaces (including 5 no. Disabled spaces, 10 no. Child & parent spaces and 2 no. Ev charging spaces) and the provision of 36 no. Bicycle spaces; provision of roof mounted solar pv panels (gross floor area 978 sq. M); erection of 2 no. Flagpole mounted (internally illuminated) signs (total area 23.6 sq. M and height of 6m), 5 no. Wall mounted (internally illuminated) building signs (total area 31.25 sq. M), 1 no. Poster display board (illuminated case) sign (total area 1.7sq. M) and 3 no. Billboard signs (externally illuminated) (total area 24 sq. M); all ancillary works required including revised drainage proposals, revised site lighting layout, revised bin cage and storage arrangements, revised trolley bay locations, landscaping, boundary treatments, traffic control measures, hgv/loading bay area and all site development works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Mixed UseUC

“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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
6 Tola Park, Shannon, Clare	Jul 2025	€230,000	184 m
71 Block C, Bru Na Sionna, Shannon Town Centre	Sept 2025	€201,000	209 m
113 Bru Na Sionna, An Tsionna, Co An Chlair	Sept 2025	€161,500	253 m
109 Bru Na Sionna, Shannon Town Centre, Shannon	Jun 2025	€146,000	253 m
118 Bru Na Sionna, Shannon Town Centre, Shannon	Dec 2025	€185,000	278 m
Apt A 16, Bru Na Sionna, Bunratty	Mar 2026	€170,000	285 m
37 Bru Na Sionna, Shannon Town Centre, Shannon	Jun 2025	€150,000	285 m
200l Bru Na Sionna, Shannon, Clare	May 2025	€148,000	327 m

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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 received14 November 2025
Further information requested16 January 2026
Further information received8 July 2026
Decision due4 August 2026

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