GrantedCommercialDecided 29 August 2016

Childers Road & Rosbrien Road

Demolition of existing retail buildings and construction of a new Lidl foodstore on Childers Road.

1644 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 22 January 2016

Reference: 1644
Authority: Limerick County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 22 January 2016

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of the existing Lidl store and a disused Chadwicks building to construct a new 1-to-2 storey licensed discount foodstore. The development includes a retail sales area, bakery, staff facilities, 164 car parking spaces, and 30 bicycle spaces.

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Floor area: 2,947 m²

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Official record

Development description

Demolition of 1 no. Building and ancillary structures (totalling 3,308.5sq. M. ) comprising the existing childers road lidl licenced discount foodstore unit and disused bulky goods retail unit (former chadwicks builders providers) and the construction of a new mono-pitched licenced discount foodstore with ancillary infrastructure (all totalling 2,947sq. M with a net retail floor area of 1,002sq. M. And ranging in height equivalent from 1 to 2 storeys) and associated site development works. The construction of the foodstore comprises of; a retail sales area with ancillary off licence use, segregated bakery, public facilities, entrance pod, lobby, office, storage, delivery area, stairs and lift to mezzanine floor, all at ground level. Staff welfare (toilets, changing rooms, staff area), managers office, it & communications rooms, internal plant room, roof terrace, stairs & lift from ground floor, all at first floor level. Corporate signage, 1 no. Trolley bay covered structure, 164 no. Car parking spaces (9 disabled, 5 parent & child, 150 regular), 30 bicycle spaces. Primary vehicular & pedestrian access will be via existing enhanced site entrance from rosbrien road and a repositioned enhanced site entrance from childers road. Pedestrian access will be via a dedicated pedestrian entrance from the intersection of childers & rosbrien road and boundary treatments, hard & soft landscaping, services (including 1 no. Below ground attenuation tank) and all other ancillary & associated site development works above & below ground level

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Local CentreDC

“To protect and provide local centre facilities to serve the needs of new/existing neighbourhoods and residential areas.”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
71 Oakview Dr, Ballinacurra, Limerick	Sept 2025	€338,750	128 m
54 Oakview Dr, Ballinacurra, Limerick	Oct 2025	€269,000	131 m
Dun Aongus, Rosbrien Rd, Limerick	Oct 2025	€492,000	151 m
Knock Grena, Ballinacurra Rd, Limerick	Mar 2026	€392,050	153 m
2 St Marys Tce, Ballinacurra, Limerick	Oct 2025	€300,000	180 m
26 Oakview Dr, Ballinacurra, Limerick	Sept 2025	€245,000	180 m
105 Portland Ave, Ballinacurra Gardens, Limerick	Aug 2025	€352,000	217 m
13 Southville Gardens, Ballinacurra Road, Limerick	Jul 2026	€405,000	231 m

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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 received22 January 2016
Further information requested15 March 2016
Further information received2 August 2016
Decision due29 August 2016
Decision issued29 August 2016
Grant issued23 February 2017
Appeal submitted26 September 2016
Appeal decided7 February 2017
Permission expiry22 February 2022

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