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Planning permission sought for major energy development at Moneypoint 

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*Photograph: John Mangan PLANNING permission is being sought for a new long-duration energy storage facility at Moneypoint, as ESB continues plans to transform the former coal-fired power station into a green energy hub. The proposed facility would be built within the footprint of the existing Moneypoint Generating Station in the townland of Carrowdotia South and would include up to 564 …

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Planning granted for bigger Lidl store to replace existing Shannon supermarket

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*Photograph: Joe Buckley PLANNING permission has been granted for a new Lidl store at Shannon Town Centre, with the replacement supermarket set to more than double the size of the existing store while providing 154 fewer car parking spaces.   Clare County Council has granted conditional permission for Lidl Ireland GmbH to demolish the existing discount foodstore and …

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Council stalls 171 unit residential scheme for former ‘lunatic asylum’ site due to bat and rodent concerns

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CONCERNS  for the protected Lesser Horse-Shoe Bat and rodent disturbance have helped stall plans to transform a site containing a dilapidated 19th century psychiatric hospital in Ennis into a large-scale residential scheme.   This follows Clare County Council putting on hold plans by Kilkenny firm, Walsh & Sheehan OLE Investments Limited to construct the 171 residential unit scheme as …

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Rare snail presents fresh hurdle to Trump Doonbeg ballroom plan

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*A computer-generated image of the planned ballroom addition to Donald Trump’s Trump Doonbeg golf resort in west Clare.   THE PRESENCE of the rare 2mm snail, the Vertigo Angustior at Trump Doonbeg in Co Clare has resulted in a fresh hurdle being placed in the Trump firm’s plans to build a ballroom for the resort. This follows An Coimisiún Pleanála writing …

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Childcare expansion planned for Ennis creche as centre reaches capacity

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*Clare Family Resource Centre’s childcare facility in Ennis PLANS have been lodged to expand Clare Family Resource Centre’s childcare facility in Ennis, with the proposed extension aimed at creating additional places amid growing demand for services. The application to Clare County Council seeks permission to construct a detached extension to the existing childcare facility at …

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Plans lodged for 18m communications tower in Kilkee

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PLANS to construct an 18m communications tower close to George’s Head in Kilkee have been lodged with Clare County Council. A planning application was issued to the local authority by Galway planning consultants Entrust on behalf of Icon Tower Ireland. In the application for the proposed development, the communications tower firm are seeking planning permission …

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Miltown windfarm refused after mass objections from local residents and Clare politicians

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MASS objections from local residents and several politicians have led to Clare County Council refusing to grant planning permission for a wind turbine in West Clare. Permission for the development was refused on the grounds of visual amenity and environmental concerns, as well as objections from local residents, county cllrs, wind action groups and government …

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New pitch and running track part of ambitious Cratloe GAA expansion plans

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CRATLOE GAA have lodged plans for a new playing pitch, 100m running track and over 100 parking spaces at their grounds with Clare County Council. The 2014 Senior Double winners stated in their application that “Current infrastructure is severely bottlenecked by a major imbalance between participant volume and available pitch space”, justifying the proposed development. …

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Major pedestrian safety improvements granted for Tuamgraney after council approval

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CLARE County Council has granted permission for a new footpath, raised zebra crossing and pedestrian counter in Tuamgraney. The development will link up with an existing amenity trail in the East Clare village, close to the Tuamgraney Community Woodlands. The proposed works received no submissions or objections during planning. The council had initially made an …

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New 2 storey school building for Mol an Óige Ennistymon approved by Clare County Council

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LIMERICK and Clare Education and Training Board has been granted planning permission for a new 2 storey school building at Mol an Óige Community School in Ennistymon. The project received representations from cllrs. Shane Talty (FF) and Bill Slattery (FG) during the planning process. LCETB originally applied to Clare County Council in May last year, …

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