Applegreen Service Station, Coonagh Cross, Ennis Road
Demolition of an existing Applegreen filling station and construction of a larger replacement service station.
16751 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 25 August 2016
- Reference
- 16751
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 August 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves demolishing the existing 129 sq.m filling station structures. It will be replaced by a larger service station on an expanded site, featuring a 488.8 sq.m building with retail space, three food outlets, seating, 6 pump islands, and 57 parking spaces.
- Floor area
- 489 m²
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Official record
Development description
The demolition of all structures associated with the existing "applegreen" filling station (including 2 no. Buildings measuring combined area of 129sq. M) and provision of a replacement filling station on a larger site (0.457 hectares, increase of 0.27 hectares on existing 0.19 hectares). The new service building (gfa 488.8sq. M) will contain a net retail are of 99.6sq. M (including ancillary off-licence of 11.9sq. M) along with 3 no. Food offers (58.60sq. M), communal seating area (83.8sq. M) and back of house (212.7sq. M - food prep/toilets/storage/cash room). The building will contain 9 no. Signs on 3 no. Elevations. It is also proposed to provide ancillary works including 6 no. Pumps islands with branded canopy over; brush wash; air & water; vent pipes, main id sign and detached store (20sq. M). Access will continue to be off the shared access road, with egress directly onto the ennis road at a location further to the west of existing. All associated site works including 57 no. Car park spaces, line markings, directional signage, boundary treatment (including closing up of existing entrance and making good) landscaping, attenuation, new pumping station and connection to public mains sewer
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Amharc Abhann, Knockhill, Ennis Roadprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €395,000 | 419 m |
| 35 Amharc Abhann, Knockhill, Ennis Roadprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €440,528 | 450 m |
| 30 Amharc Abhann, Knockhill, Ennis Roadprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €348,017 | 480 m |
| 31 Amharc Abhann, Knock Hill, Ennis Roadprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €317,180 | 487 m |
| 58 Ferndale, Ennis Rd, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €405,000 | 492 m |
| 32 Amharc Abhann, Knockhill, Ennis Roadprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €348,018 | 493 m |
| 41 Amharc Abhann, Knockhill, Ennis Roadprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €440,529 | 497 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 received25 August 2016
- Further information requested18 October 2016
- Further information received22 December 2016
- Decision due27 January 2017
- Decision issued27 January 2017
- Grant issued2 March 2017
- Permission expiry1 March 2022
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