The Presbytery, Main Street, Adare
Conversion and extension of a mews building at a protected presbytery site in Adare.
16879 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 21 September 2016
- Reference
- 16879
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 September 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting an existing mews/coach house building into a residence, adding an extension, and removing two monopitch extensions and a garden store. The site is located at The Presbytery, which is a protected structure.
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
- Conversion of existing mews/coach house building to residential purposes
- Provision of an extension to same
- Removal of two existing monopitch extensions to mews/coach house
- Removal of free standing garden store, and associated site works, the presbytery is a protected structure rps no. 21824049
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for educational, training and adult learning, community, healthcare, childcare, civic, religious and social infrastructure.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
Objective set by the Adare Local Area Plan 2024-2030 (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
- Education and Community Facilities · 2015–2024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballylogue Cottage, Askeaton, Co Limerick | Feb 2026 | €197,000 | 339 m |
| Mountview Cottage Kilmacanerla, Kilfinny, Adare | Jan 2025 | €110,000 | 379 m |
| Rathkeale Rd, Adare, Limerick | Feb 2025 | €1,100,000 | 433 m |
| Rathkeale Rd, Adare, Limerick | Feb 2025 | €150,000 | 433 m |
| Apt 1, Rathkeale Rd, Adare | Feb 2025 | €175,000 | 450 m |
| 63 Abbey View, Adare, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €550,000 | 451 m |
| 18 The Cottages, Rathkeale Road, Adare | Apr 2026 | €390,000 | 459 m |
| 9 The Demense, Adare, Co Limerick | Dec 2025 | €2,500,000 | 476 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 received21 September 2016
- Further information requested14 November 2016
- Further information received21 December 2016
- Decision due26 January 2017
- Decision issued26 January 2017
- Grant issued2 March 2017
- Permission expiry1 March 2022
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