Bracken Brae, North Circular Road
Change of use and extension of an existing outbuilding to create a childcare facility.
16571 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 29 June 2016
- Reference
- 16571
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 June 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to refurbish and change the use of an existing outbuilding into a childcare facility. It also includes building an extension to the outbuilding and providing on-site car parking.
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
- The change of use and refurbishment of existing outbuilding for use as a childcare facility
- Extension to existing outbuilding
- Provision of car parking on site
- All associated 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Bracken Gardens, North Circular Rd, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €700,000 | 47 m |
| 1 Bracken Crescent, North Circular Road, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €595,000 | 199 m |
| 16 The Quarry, North Circular Rd, Quarry | Nov 2025 | €330,000 | 216 m |
| 10 The Quarry, Circular Rd North, Quarry | Jun 2025 | €335,000 | 216 m |
| 37 Ashbrook Crescent, Ennis Rd, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €500,000 | 224 m |
| Hillcrest, Fort Mary Park, North Circular Rd | Jun 2025 | €400,000 | 232 m |
| 3 The Cloisters, North Circular Rd, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €860,000 | 254 m |
| Arnewood, Fort Mary Park, Ennis Rd | Apr 2025 | €390,000 | 255 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 received29 June 2016
- Further information requested10 August 2016
- Further information received14 March 2017
- Application withdrawn6 June 2017
In the area
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- Granted80 m away
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- Granted130 m away
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- Granted130 m away
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- Granted140 m away
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