Smithstown Industrial Estate , Shannon , Co. Clare — planning application CLARE 2660134

What’s proposed

the construction of an extension consisting of new Reception / Visitors Centre, internal alterations, amendments to entrance hard landscaping & car-parking, signage to building, alterations to existing elevations and all associated site works

2660134 is a planning application to Clare County Council for the construction of an extension consisting of new Reception / Visitors Centre, internal, received on 6 Mar 2026; permission was granted with conditions on 28 Apr 2026.

Planning details

Reference: 2660134
Local authority: Clare County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 6 Mar 2026
Observations close: 10 Apr 2026 (closed 173 days ago)
Decision due: 30 Apr 2026 · decided 28 Apr 2026
Decision: Conditional on 28 Apr 2026
Proposed development: the construction of an extension consisting of new Reception / Visitors Centre, internal alterations, amendments to entrance hard landscaping & car-parking, signage to building, alterations to existing elevations and all associated site works
As published by the register.
Site area: 1.23 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 189340). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660134/0.

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Smithstown Industrial Estate, Shannon, Co. Clare

What’s proposed

Planning details

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Provenance

Smithstown Industrial Estate, Shannon, Co. Clare

What’s proposed

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Nearby 23 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Homes nearby

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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