Shannon hopes town plan will take off as 2,000 acres zoned for aviation

Clare County Council will launch a standalone town plan for Shannon today which includes the zoning of a 2,000-acre landbank for aviation-related business and activities.

The launch of the Shannon Town and Environs Local Area Plan 2012-2018 coincides with the impending separation of Shannon Airport from the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA).

When finally cut free from the DAA, Shannon Airport will merge with a restructured Shannon Development to form a new, publicly owned, commercial entity in mid-2013.