Rathkeale Industrial Estate, Rathkeale
Retention of an ESB substation/compressor room extension and a portacabin, plus permission for a storage building extension.
16525 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 17 June 2016
- Reference
- 16525
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 17 June 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for an extension to an ESB substation/compressor room and a portacabin at Rathkeale Industrial Estate. It also seeks permission for an extension to an existing storage building and associated site works.
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
For extension to esb substation/compressor room and porta cabin until completion of cosntruction works for new office block and permission for extension to existing storage building and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve general enterprise, employment, business and commercial activities.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 St Marys Park, Rathkeale, Limerick | May 2026 | €190,000 | 212 m |
| 12 Orchard Ave, Church St, Rathkeale | Jan 2025 | €330,000 | 293 m |
| Main Street, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | Jan 2025 | €195,000 | 328 m |
| Holycross, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | Jul 2025 | €260,000 | 332 m |
| Lower Main St, Rathkeale, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €280,000 | 333 m |
| 2 Wolfburgess Close, Lower Main Street, Rathkeale | Jul 2025 | €230,000 | 344 m |
| Lower Main Street, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick | Sept 2025 | €400,000 | 351 m |
| Holycross, Rathkeale, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €300,000 | 360 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 received17 June 2016
- Decision due11 August 2016
- Decision issued3 August 2016
- Grant issued7 September 2016
- Permission expiry6 September 2021
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