Gortboy, Newcastle West
A new fuel service station with a convenience shop, drive-thru food court, and a new roundabout on the N21.
16678 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 27 July 2016
- Reference
- 16678
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 July 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe development features a service station building with a 100 sqm retail shop, off-licence, and a food court with a drive-thru. It also includes fuel pumps, underground tanks, and major infrastructural works including a new roundabout on the N21.
- Floor area
- 100 m²
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 new fuel service station building containing convenience shop and off licence, (shop to total 100sq. M. Retail sales), food court and seating area with drive thru, offices, wc facilities, kitchen, storage and staff facilities. The development includes fuel pumps with canopy over, underground fuel storage tanks together with associated site works, parking and circulation space. The development involves the provision of a new roundabout from the n21 route. The development also includes infrastructural works, public lighting, signage/totem pole signage, landscaping, electrical substation, connection to existing public services, petrol interceptor, surface water drainage and all associated ancillary site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The purpose of this zoning category is to provide an alternative to individuals wishing to build and design their own houses in small towns and villages rather than the open countryside. High quality, low density residential developments are promoted.”
National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses
Objective set by the Newcastle West Local Area Plan 2023-2029 (2024–2030). 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 planPreviously zoned
- Mixed Use · 2014–2024 plan
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82 Daar Wood Crescent, Newcastle, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €315,000 | 168 m |
| 70 Daar Wood Crescent, Newcastle West, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €230,000 | 170 m |
| 34 Daar Wood Crescent, Newcastle, Limerick | Feb 2025 | €250,000 | 239 m |
| 20 Cluain Arra, Newcastle West, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €200,000 | 292 m |
| 48 Daarwood Crescent, Gortboy, Newcastlewest | Sept 2025 | €335,000 | 295 m |
| 13 A, Daarwood, Newcastlewest | May 2025 | €410,000 | 297 m |
| 18 Cluain Arra, Newcastlewest, Co Limerick | Nov 2025 | €216,000 | 302 m |
| 62 Cluain Arra Newcastle West, Newcastle West, Limerick | Feb 2026 | €300,000 | 355 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 July 2016
- Further information requested19 September 2016
- Further information received16 June 2017
- Decision due13 July 2017
- Decision issued12 July 2017
- Appeal submitted4 August 2017
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