Infrastructure · Co. Clare
Shannon Town Centre, Tullyvarraga, Shannon Co. Clare
Granted 13 Aug 2026
Key facts
- Planning application 2560699 at Shannon Town Centre, Tullyvarraga, Shannon Co. Clare: Demolition of the existing Discount Foodstore.
- The applicant is Lidl Ireland GmbH. The agent is Rhiannon Simpson.
- It was received by Clare County Council on 14 Nov 2025.
- Status: Granted 13 Aug 2026.
- Permission was granted on 13 Aug 2026 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.
Source: the Clare County Council planning register, checked 2 Sep 2026. Open the council's file
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What and where
Demolition of the existing Discount Foodstore
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
Description as published by the council. Its text starts part-way through a sentence.
- Location
- Tullyvarraga, Co. Clare Map
- Council
- Clare County Council
- Planning reference
- 2560699
- Applicant
- Lidl Ireland GmbH
- Agent
- Rhiannon Simpson
Numbers and dates
- Floor area
- 6,517 m²
- Project type
- Infrastructure
- Received
- 14 Nov 2025
- Granted
- 13 Aug 2026
Timeline
- Application received
- Granted
Outlook
What happens next
Work packages named so far
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file 2560699 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
How we know this
From the Clare County Council planning register, checked 2 Sep 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.
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