Coonagh Cross Shopping Centre Retail & Entertainment Park, Clondrinagh & Clonconane, Ennis Road
Partial demolition and change of use of shopping centre space to an education and training facility.
161 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 4 January 2016
- Reference
- 161
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 January 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal involves the demolition of 95sqm of unoccupied space and the change of use of over 7,300sqm of retail space into an education and training facility with an ancillary cafe. It also includes constructing additional floor space within the existing building envelope, bike storage, and car park revisions.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
The demolition of 95sqm. Of unoccupied floor space and the demolition of entrance structures and canopies; the change of use of unoccupied floor space (7,328sqm. ) (in addition to part of the existing car park) from retail and related used to education and training use with related ancillary enterprise and innovation uses and ancillary café use (140sqm. ). The development will also consist of the following: additional floor space at ground level (100sqm. ) and at first floor level, within the existing building envelope (2,751sqm. ) for education and training use with related ancillary enterprise and innovation uses; bike storage areas (58sqm. ); storage area (44sqm. ); elevational amendments, including new opes and signage; revised internal layouts; alterations to existing roof profile (without increasing the maximum height of the building); provision of roof plant; new service yard to the south; bus shelter; all hard and soft landscaping; revisions to existing car park; external lighting; boundary treatments; changes to levels; and all associated development above and below ground. The gross floor space of the new educational facility (including ancillary café use and external storage areas) will be 10,281sqm. - extended under 22/7016 until 08/07/2027.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for educational, training and adult learning, community, healthcare, childcare, civic, religious and social infrastructure.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
Objective set by the Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 Ferndale, Ennis Rd, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €405,000 | 318 m |
| 6 Ferndale, Ennis Rd, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €420,000 | 408 m |
| 80 Ferndale, Ennis Rd, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €422,000 | 412 m |
| 2 Ferndale, Ennis Rd, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €419,000 | 446 m |
| 20 Amharc Abhann, Knockhill, Ennis Roadprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €395,000 | 468 m |
| 5 Knock Hill, Ennis Rd, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €246,000 | 492 m |
| 35 Amharc Abhann, Knockhill, Ennis Roadprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €440,528 | 500 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received4 January 2016
- Further information requested24 February 2016
- Further information received16 November 2016
- Decision due13 December 2016
- Decision issued12 December 2016
- Appeal submitted17 January 2017
- Appeal decided10 July 2017
- Permission expiry9 July 2022
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