A Shannon Councillor says the refusal of planning permission for an ALDI store there is of ‘huge disappointment’ to the town.
The retail giant has failed for a second time to secure a new outlet in Shannon, with an April 2021 decision by Clare County Council being upheld by An Bord Pleanala.
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The appeals board concluded that the project fails to provide ‘a satisfactory level of urban design and street frontage’ and would undermine the delivery of the Limerick-Shannon Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan.
Shannon-based Sinn Fein Councillor Donna McGettigan is hitting out at the decision, and believes the works would have enhanced the town as a whole.
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