Main Street, Rathkeale
Conversion of a commercial shop building into a public house within a protected structure.
16167 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 1 March 2016
- Reference
- 16167
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 March 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves modifications and a change of use of an existing commercial building from shops to a public house. This application relates to a protected structure (RPS 1564).
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
Modifications and change of use of existing commercial building, providing for a change of use from shops to public house, connection to public services including all associated site development works (this application relates to protected structure rps 1564)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and enhancement of town/village centre core uses including a mix of retail, residential, commercial, civic and other uses.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Rathkeale Local Area Plan 2023-2029 (2023–2029). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Street, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick | Apr 2025 | €345,000 | 102 m |
| Upper Main Street, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | Jul 2025 | €287,000 | 218 m |
| Main Street, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | Jul 2025 | €430,000 | 225 m |
| 2 Wolfburgess Close, Lower Main Street, Rathkeale | Jul 2025 | €230,000 | 280 m |
| Lower Main Street, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick | Sept 2025 | €400,000 | 305 m |
| Lower Main St, Rathkeale, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €280,000 | 306 m |
| Ballywilliam, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | May 2025 | €500,000 | 319 m |
| Main Street, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | Jan 2025 | €195,000 | 323 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 received1 March 2016
- Further information requested14 April 2016
- Further information received22 June 2016
- Decision due19 July 2016
- Decision issued18 July 2016
- Grant issued22 August 2016
- Permission expiry21 August 2021
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