GrantedCommercialDecided 16 May 2016

Crescent Shopping Centre, Dooradoyle

Refurbishment and extension of the Crescent Shopping Centre malls and units.

16241 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 24 March 2016

Reference: 16241
Authority: Limerick County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 24 March 2016

Summary

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This major application involves the refurbishment of several malls within the Crescent Shopping Centre, including new glazed roof lights and higher ceilings. It also proposes the reconfiguration, amalgamation, and extension of multiple internal and external units to provide additional retail, cafe, and restaurant space, alongside a new public plaza.

Commercialretailshopping centrerefurbishment

Floor area: 1,785 m²

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Official record

Development description

Refurbishment of the city, shannon & part of garryowen & dooradoyle malls including the insertion of new barrel vaulted glazed roof lights, higher ceiling malls, replacement of mechanical, electrical and lighting services, replacement & enlargement of existing city, shannon and dooradoyle mall entrances (80sq. M. ) by 119sq. M. ; reconfiguration, amalgamation, change of use & extension to 7 no. Existing internal mall units (922sqm. ) and 1 no. Existing external unit (62sqm. ) along the eastern side of the city mall to provide 6 no. Internal mall units (2567sqm. ) along the eastern side of city mall providing 1,649sqm. Of additional gross retail space and 136sqm. Additional café/restaurant space, the creation of 1 no. Internal mall unit providing 94sqm of additional gross retail space along the western side of the city mall; 5 no. New external units (457sqm. ) of which 3 no. Units (321sqm. ) will accommodate café, restaurant, deli-bar type uses, 1 no. Unit (68sqm. ) will accommodate a class 2 use and atm, and 1 no. Unit (68sqm. ) will accommodate the re-located oratory (class
All fronting onto a new landscaped events public plaza to the north with enhanced pedestrian links between st. Nessan's road and the shopping centre; associated external signage to mall entrances, reconfiguration and screening of the associated service yard, esb substation and switch room, upgrade to the library junction, replacement totem signage at st. Nessan's road entrance, relocation of 41 no. Car parking spaces and provision of 24 no. Bicycle parking spaces, services provision, attenuation, foul and surface water arrangements and all associated site development boundary treatment and landscaping works. The overall gross floor area of the proposed development is 3,384sqm. Together with uncovered associated service yard of 562sqm. The proposed development will result in an overall increase of 1,743sqm. Gross retail floorspace and 391sqm. Gross floor area devoted to non-retail service uses on a site of approx. 13.5 hectares

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

District CentreDC

“To provide for a mixture of retail, residential, commercial, civic and other uses.”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
61 Ballykeeffe Est, Limerick, Limerick	Mar 2026	€315,000	147 m
Graceton, Dooradoyle, Limerick	Jul 2025	€413,000	171 m
San Martino, Dooradoyle Rd, Dooradoyle	Feb 2025	€448,000	234 m
39 Cois Luachra, Dooradoyle, Limerick	Mar 2026	€345,000	235 m
17 Crescent Court, St Nessans Rd, Dooradoyle	Jan 2025	€320,000	236 m
35 Cois Luachra, Dooradoyle, Limerick	Mar 2025	€315,000	243 m
22 Crescent Court, St Nessans Road, Dooradoyle	Feb 2025	€297,000	256 m
29 Cois Luachra, Dooradoyle Rd, Limerick	Dec 2025	€343,000	264 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received24 March 2016
Decision due18 May 2016
Decision issued16 May 2016
Grant issued20 June 2016
Permission expiry19 June 2021

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