Shantraud , Killaloe , Co Clare
for development on lands in the townland of Shantraud, Killaloe, Co. Clare. The total site area to which the application relates is 9,970 sq.m. The proposed development consists of: Construction of a 2 no. storey Discount Foodstore comprising a gross floor area of 2,430sq. m (net retail area 1,569 sq. m (including Off-Licence area of 73 sq. m)), incorporating internal plant room, storage rooms, chiller room, food preparation areas and ancillary office rooms; Provision of roof plant (98 sq. m); Provision of 1 no. new vehicular entrance via Abbey Street at the southern boundary of the site and 1 no. new vehicular entrance via Hill Road at the northern boundary of the site; Provision of 112 no. car parking spaces (including 4 no. accessible spaces, 6 no. parent and child spaces and 2 no. EV spaces) and 16 no. bicycle parking spaces; Provision of roof mounted solar PV panels (975sq. m); Construction of 1 no. ESB substation and switch room (33.71 sq. m); Erection of 2 no. internally illuminated flagpole mounted signs (total area 6.3 sq. m), 3 no. mounted poster display signs on the western façade of the building (total area 8.61 sq. m), 2 no. internally illuminated poster display board signs on the southern and western facades (total area 1.85 sq. m) and 2 no. internally illuminated signs on the southern and western facades (total area 5 sq. m). All ancillary works required including drainage infrastructure, site lighting, site landscaping, site boundary treatments, bin storage, trolley bays, HGV loading bays and all site enabling and development works. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the Proposed Development and will be submitted to the planning authority with this planning application.
The application
- Reference
- 2660635 · full record
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 7,885 m²
- Received
- 30 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
- Decision due
- 24 Nov 2026
- Decision
- N/a
The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.
How to submit an observation
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660635/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660635at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on. - Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Clare County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 4 Nov 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Clare County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
- Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.
Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| M1 Metro / rail economic corridor | Mixed Use: 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 | killaloe settlement plan | 20 Apr 2023 → 19 Apr 2029 |
| R2 Existing residential | Existing Residential: The obj. for land zoned ‘existing residential’ is to conserve & enhance the quality and character of the areas, to protect residential amenities and to allow for small scale infill development which is appropriate to the character and pattern of Dev | killaloe settlement plan | 20 Apr 2023 → 19 Apr 2029 |
| S3 Community infrastructure | Community: The development of lands for community uses shall be taken to include the use of lands for community, civic, health services, public or educational uses including the provision of schools, community halls, healthcare facilities etc. | killaloe settlement plan | 20 Apr 2023 → 19 Apr 2029 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Source: Clare County Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clare County Council development plan zoning | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
Designations on or near the site
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660226 | Conditional | 29 May 2026 | 0 | 255 m | for extension and refurbishment to the existing clubhouse to include (i) an extension, (ii) covered outdoor area, (iii) minor amendments to boundary wall and gates, (iv) refurbishment of the existing clubhouse and all ancillary site works |
| 2660158 | Conditional | 7 May 2026 | 1 | 444 m | to convert the attic space with associated changes to the elevations and erect an extension to the rear bedroom, kitchen over two floors and all associated site works |
| 2664 | Conditional | 6 May 2026 | 1 | 173 m | for an extension to the side and the rear of dwelling house |
| 2660093 | Conditional | 17 Apr 2026 | 1 | 253 m | of the following: an extension to the existing dwelling and the construction of a detached short term accommodation unit to the rear |
| 2560674 | Conditional | 5 Mar 2026 | 1 | 345 m | for alteration to an existing planning application Planning Ref P22/253 to include changes to the boundaries of house numbers 34 & 35, including a revised site layout plan, alterations to house locations and boundaries, steps to access the rear garden and ancillary works |
| 2560793 | Refused | 16 Feb 2026 | 1 | 228 m | to erect an extension comprising accessible bedroom and WC to the rear of the house and all associated site works |
| 2560761 | Conditional | 4 Feb 2026 | 1 | 437 m | for change of house and garage design, (including relocation of proposed garage), from previously granted planning permission 24/60184 (Permission for construction of two storey dwelling detached domestic garage, new entrance, onsite WWTS, connection to necessary services together with all associated ancillary and incidental works) |
| 2560717 | Conditional | 22 Jan 2026 | 1 | 419 m | for change of use of a former takeaway premises to residential use and the removal of unsound extensions to the rear of the building, including all associated site works |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
What has happened on this file
- 30 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 4 Nov 2026
- 30 Sept 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Clare County Council before relying on it.