Lower Main Street, Hospital
Change of use of a public house to a fast food takeaway with new signage and ventilation.
16320 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 18 April 2016
- Reference
- 16320
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 April 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use from an existing public house to a fast food takeaway on Lower Main Street, Hospital. The development will include new signage, internal alterations, and the installation of a ventilation system.
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
Change of use of existing public house to fast food takeaway with new signage, internal alterations, ventilation system and associated works
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballynamona, Hosiptal, Co Limerick | Sept 2025 | €140,000 | 53 m |
| Ballinamona, Hospital, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €300,000 | 53 m |
| 5 Galtee View, Hospital, Kilmallock | Oct 2025 | €272,000 | 166 m |
| Kenmare, Hospital, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €450,000 | 184 m |
| 33 Glenview Drive, Hospitalnot full market price | Feb 2025 | €99,000 | 236 m |
| Kenmare Castle, Hospital, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €610,000 | 276 m |
| 19 Cluain Fionse, Hospital, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €285,000 | 331 m |
| 20 Cluain Foinse, Barrys Farm, Hospital | Apr 2025 | €291,000 | 334 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 received18 April 2016
- Further information requested9 June 2016
- Further information received13 September 2016
- Decision due10 October 2016
- Decision issued6 October 2016
- Appeal submitted1 November 2016
- Appeal decided7 March 2017
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