2560489: For 1) Construction of a new 540 m2 fully bunded sodium hypochlorite building with a 60 m2 lower mezzanine floor and 10 m2 upper mezzanine floor, including 2No. external underground brine storage tanks; 2) Construction of a new 102 m2 mezzanine floor extension to an existing storage area within an existing warehouse; 3) Construction of a new 32 m2 extension to an existing ESB substation on site; 4) Demolition of an existing internal ramped accessway and removal of 2 No. existing temporary containers off site; 5) All ancillary site development works and services to facilitate the development including drainage, external plant, external pipework to adjacent storage tank and utility connections. The proposed development site is controlled by an Industrial Emissions Licence (Register No. P0076-02) authorised by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Smithstown, Shannon, Co. Clare V14VY67
DecisionConditional grant
Decided29 September 2025
Application typePERMISSION
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Source documents
Original council portal records and source PDFs where available.- Application fileApplication file on www.eplanning.ieSource portal
- Notification Of DecisionSource: clarecoco.eplanning.ie / 562ea18a-42d3-4036-bc83-fe1313f4387c.pdf / Document 839138Source PDF
- Chief Executives OrderSource: clarecoco.eplanning.ie / A32b32c7-bb93-481c-8629-d1ceed4e71ec.pdf / Document 839137Source PDF
- Final GrantSource: clarecoco.eplanning.ie / A60f436c-e917-4877-98c2-22662bb33e08.pdf / Document 849806Source PDF
- Planners Report / file 1 of 2Source: clarecoco.eplanning.ie / Be79c4a1-e432-4c38-a7bd-45fc880b6db6.pdf / Document 839136Source PDF
- Planners Report / file 2 of 2Source: clarecoco.eplanning.ie / Ec9699f9-2e3d-406b-9777-1b533be2a82c.pdf / Document 839136Source PDF
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