Main Street/Station Road, Adare Co Limerick
Amalgamation of a former courthouse into a pub to create a dining area and museum in Adare.
17178 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 24 February 2017
- Reference
- 17178
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 February 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThis project involves integrating a former courthouse (a protected structure) into an existing pub. It includes changing the ground floor to a dining area, converting the first floor into a courthouse museum, renovating disused public toilets, and creating an outdoor dining patio.
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
Amalgamation of former courthouse building as extension to existing public house to include change of use of ground floor from domestic ancillary use to dining area. Change of use of first floor former courthouse space to courthouse museum. Renovation of former disused public toilets for public house clientele use. Extension of rear ancillary cold room stores. Internal modifications to kitchen area and other internal minor modifications to existing public house. Use of existing outside space at corner of main street and station road as a dining patio space with protected canopy. Building fabric repairs and all ancillary site works. The courthouse is a protected structure. Ref no. M21m(7) and on the niah (national inventory of architectural heritage) schedule, ref no: 21824042
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and enhancement of town/village centre core uses including a mix of retail, residential, commercial, civic and other uses.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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
- Town Centre · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountview Cottage Kilmacanerla, Kilfinny, Adare | Jan 2025 | €110,000 | 128 m |
| Ballylogue Cottage, Askeaton, Co Limerick | Feb 2026 | €197,000 | 140 m |
| Rathkeale Rd, Adare, Limerick | Feb 2025 | €150,000 | 191 m |
| Rathkeale Rd, Adare, Limerick | Feb 2025 | €1,100,000 | 191 m |
| 18 The Cottages, Rathkeale Road, Adare | Apr 2026 | €390,000 | 209 m |
| Apt 1, Rathkeale Rd, Adare | Feb 2025 | €175,000 | 209 m |
| 63 Abbey View, Adare, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €550,000 | 236 m |
| 9 The Demense, Adare, Co Limerick | Dec 2025 | €2,500,000 | 433 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 received24 February 2017
- Further information requested19 April 2017
- Further information received18 May 2017
- Decision due14 June 2017
- Decision issued2 June 2017
- Grant issued6 July 2017
- Permission expiry5 July 2022
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