Infrastructure · Co. Clare

Shannon Town Centre, Tullyvarraga, Shannon Co. Clare

Granted 13 Aug 2026

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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
Planning reference
2560699

Numbers and dates

Floor area
6,517 m²
Project type
Infrastructure
Received
14 Nov 2025
Granted
13 Aug 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Granted

Outlook

What happens next

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.

Work packages named so far

  • Roads and site development worksNamed in the application description
  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

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  • 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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