800 potential jobs on the Clare-Limerick border have been lost, after permission was refused for an extension to the Coonagh Cross Shopping Centre.The Limerick Leader reports that plans for the proposed 17,319 squared metres extension at the shopping centre were submitted to Limerick City Council in early September but the Limerick Leader has learned that the application has been unsuccessful. The West Mall extension would have consisted of malls, food outlets, kiosks, a play area and a cinema.
Permission was not granted as the council felt it would have contravened the Limerick City Centre Strategy, would have resulted in the oversupply of retail floor space at the site and would have created a traffic hazard.
