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Business park denied extension to finish developments

AN extension of planning permission to allow for the completion of a new multi-storey block and a multi-deck car park at Westpark has been refused by Clare County Council. FGPO Ireland Limited Partnership had sought to extend the appropriate period of planning permission for the development of what would have been Block 6000, a mix-used multi-storey block. The plans were for a building with a gross internal area of 12,045 square metres, with offices on the three upper floors and data centre/light industrial/storage/Research & Development uses on the bottom two floors.  It also included plans for an ancillary, multi-deck car park, located to the south of Block 4000, within the campus. This was to have 580 spaces and was intended to replace two existing car parks. A document submitted as part of the application said that much work has already been completed within the Westpark campus. “Extensive and substantial works have been completed in respect of the wider campus with …

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Clare business park seeking planning extension for block

AN EXTENSION has been sought to the appropriate period of planning permission for an addition to Westpark of another mixed-use, multi-storey block. The proposed Block 6,000 would have a total gross internal area of 12,045 square metres, with offices on the upper floors and data centre/light industrial/storage/R&D uses on the lower levels. It would have a gross internal area of 12,945 square metres.  The application also covers the construction of an ancillary, multi-deck car park, which would be located to the south of the existing Block 4000. It would have 580 spaces and would replace an existing car park, and another proposed car park for which planning permission has already been granted. A projected start date for the new development is given as September 4, 2023, while the application seeks to extend the duration of planning until December 31, 2024. It predicts that work would be completed by the end of October 2024.  The application claims that the proposal would …

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Felipe Massa visits Shannon

Formula One driver, Felipe Massa will create lots of excitement when he visits Genworth Financial’s International Business Centre in Shannon on this Thursday afternoon. The Williams Martini team star will take time out of his hectic pre-season schedule to visit over 400 staff at Genworth’s Shannon site. Following a tour of the new state-of-the-art workplace, located in Westpark business campus, members of the media along with Genworth staff will have the opportunity to attend a question and answer session with Felipe Massa before the driver shows off his skills on a FORMULA 1 simulato

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50 new jobs for Shannon

By Owen Ryan FIFTY new jobs are coming to Shannon as Pepper has announced it will create the positions at its servicing centre in Westpark. The company has invested €500,000 in expanding its premises and the additional space would provide capacity for another 30 workers after 50 are recruited. There are currently 120 people working there. Pepper has signed an addendum to its existing ten year lease which will see its office space increased to 19,000 square feet. This follows a €2 million investment in new systems and office facilities undertaken last year. The new jobs will be in mortgage arrears handling, customer service, real estate expertise and legal expertise. News of the jobs comes a week after Zimmer confirmed it has taken on 30 new staff since the start of the year in Shannon. Paul Doddrell, CEO of Pepper Ireland said the significant change to the lease terms is due to a requirement to facilitate its rapidly expanding operation. …

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