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PLANS have been lodged with Clare County Council which could see major developments in a number of key companies in the Shannon Industrial Zone in the months ahead.
EI Electronics, which currently employs more than 500 people at large campus in Shannon, has applied to construct a link building between two buildings in the Shannon Industrial Estate – a development which would also involve a major increase in the parking capacity in the local area.
Fabricated Products Shannon Ltd has also applied to planners for permission to extend its own factory facility and to create new office space in its Smithstown site.
It is not clear whether these enlarged facilities will lead to extra full-time employment in the Shannon area but a number of jobs are expected to be created during the construction phase of both projects.
The EI Electronics development in particular has raised hopes for the possibility of more jobs coming to Shannon.
The plans include a proposal to create an additional 138 parking places at its factory, which could indicate a future employment growth for what is already one of Clare’s biggest employers.
The EI Electronics proposal also includes plans to connecting properties known as Units 40-46 and Units 55-56 in the Shannon Industrial Estate by the construction of a link building.
The new building will be constructed across an existing access road preventing through access and generating a cul-de-sac at both sides of the building.
Other miscellaneous items including the provision of speed ramps and company signage on entrance gate are also included in the proposal.
Meanwhile, Fabricated Products Shannon Ltd has lodged plans for the construction of an extension to its existing factory including the construction of new offices, ancillary toilets and to relocate entrance gate including ancillary site works.
A decision on both proposals is not expected until June of this year.