Topaz Service Station, Sexton Street North, Thomondgate
Retention of a service duct and permission for a new food servery inside the existing service station building.
16626 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 12 July 2016
- Reference
- 16626
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 12 July 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for an existing service duct located at the rear of the building. It also requests planning permission to install a new food servery within the existing service station amenity building.
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
A service duct to the rear of building and planning permission for a new food servery within existing service station amenity building
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide local centre facilities to serve the needs of new/existing neighbourhoods and residential areas.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 Pairc De Valera, Thomondgate, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €235,000 | 46 m |
| 15 Stenson Park, Farranshone, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €352,000 | 76 m |
| 52 De Valera Park, Thomondgate, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €250,000 | 81 m |
| 52 De Valera Park, Thomondgate, Limerick | May 2025 | €243,000 | 81 m |
| 11 Park De Valeara, Thomond Gate, Limerick | Jan 2025 | €282,000 | 88 m |
| 7 De Valera Park, Thomond Gate, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €260,000 | 108 m |
| 41 Stenson Park, Farranshone, Limerick | May 2025 | €347,000 | 150 m |
| 29 Glenview Gardens, Farranshone, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €380,000 | 152 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 received12 July 2016
- Further information requested26 August 2016
- Further information received6 September 2016
- Decision due3 October 2016
- Decision issued21 September 2016
- Grant issued25 October 2016
- Permission expiry24 October 2021
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