20 Avondale Drive, Greystones
Alterations to a house including porch modifications, converting a garage to a dining room, and raising the rear patio.
16348 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 27 April 2016
- Reference
- 16348
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 April 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed works include altering the front porch, replacing flat roofs with pitched roofs, and converting the garage into a dining room. Additional works involve relocating entrance steps, altering the chimney and rear shed, and raising the rear patio area.
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
(1) the alteration of front open porch entrance by providing a new front door to the side of the porch and provision of a new window to the front of porch, (2) replacement of existing flat roof at the porch & garage with a tiled pitched roof, (3) conversion of the garage to dining room which includes raising the floor to match the existing house floor level, (4) removal of garage doors and creation of an entrance door and glazed panel from the front to the proposed dining room with new stepped entrance and planter area, (5) relocation of steps to the hall entrance from the front to the side, (6) alterations to the chimney stack at the rear and alterations to shed at the rear, (7) raising of the patio area at the rear and all ancillary site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for residential development, protect and improve existing residential amenity.”
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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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Merval Park, Clareview, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €370,000 | 76 m |
| 49 Avondale Dr, Greystones, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €470,000 | 95 m |
| 28 Avondale Dr, Greystones, Limerick | Jul 2026 | €580,000 | 125 m |
| 1A Hillcrest Drive, Greystone, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €321,514 | 140 m |
| 8 Lissadell Dr, Clareview, Ennis Rd | Jan 2025 | €387,000 | 154 m |
| 1 Avondale Dr, Greystones, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €340,000 | 182 m |
| 17 Aisling Dr, Clareview, Ennis Rd | Apr 2025 | €300,000 | 199 m |
| 2 Oakland Drive, Greystones, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €375,000 | 201 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 received27 April 2016
- Decision due21 June 2016
- Decision issued15 June 2016
- Appeal submitted5 July 2016
- Appeal decided14 September 2016
- Permission expiry13 September 2021
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