Main Street/Pound Lane, Rathkeale, Co Limerick
Change of use from ground floor commercial to a single dwelling in Rathkeale, including partial demolition.
17226 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 14 March 2017
- Reference
- 17226
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 March 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use from ground floor commercial space to a single residential dwelling. It includes the partial demolition of a rear annex to provide a site entrance and off-street car parking.
- Residential unit
- 1
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 change of use from ground floor commercial to residential to form a single dwelling including part demolition of rear annex to provide site entrance and off street car parking and associated site works
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 Rathkeale Local Area Plan 2023-2029 (2023–2029). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Street, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick | Apr 2025 | €345,000 | 69 m |
| Upper Main Street, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | Jul 2025 | €287,000 | 183 m |
| Main Street, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | Jul 2025 | €430,000 | 190 m |
| Ballywilliam, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | May 2025 | €500,000 | 299 m |
| 51 Abbeycourt, Rathkeale, County Limerick | Apr 2025 | €66,625 | 305 m |
| 2 Wolfburgess Close, Lower Main Street, Rathkeale | Jul 2025 | €230,000 | 309 m |
| Lower Main Street, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick | Sept 2025 | €400,000 | 332 m |
| Lower Main St, Rathkeale, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €280,000 | 334 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 received14 March 2017
- Further information requested5 May 2017
- Further information received13 February 2018
- Decision due12 March 2018
- Decision issued7 March 2018
- Grant issued10 April 2018
- Permission expiry9 April 2023
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
The demolition of existing two storey house and to construct proposed new two storey house and associated…
Main Street , Rathkeale , Co. Limerick
2360782LimerickLodged 26 Oct 2023New dwelling
- GrantedAt this site
Demolish existing dwelling house and to construct a new dwelling house and all ancillary site works
Main Street , Rathkeale , Co Limerick
17555LimerickLodged 16 Jun 2017New dwelling
- GrantedAt this site
Amendments to planning application ref. no. 17/555 comprising a change of use from the previously approved…
Main Street , Rathkeale , Co. Limerick.
19151LimerickLodged 21 Feb 2019Apartments
- GrantedAt this site
Changes to the design of a building previously granted under planning application reference 17/555 & 19/151…
Main Street , Rathkeale , Co. Limerick.
211288LimerickLodged 15 Sept 2021Change of use
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Change of layout to the rear of the ground floor to a more ordered layout along with the omission of the rear…
Main Street , Rathkeale
16829LimerickLodged 8 Sept 2016Retention
- RefusedAt this site
Retention and completion of dwelling as constructed including all associated site works from that previously…
Main Street , Rathkeale , Co. Limerick
2360310LimerickLodged 14 May 2023Retention
- Awaiting decision30 m away
Change of use from disused commercial property to residential and to make changes to the front façade of same…
36 Main Street , Rathkeale , Co. Limerick
21109LimerickLodged 5 Feb 2021Change of use
- Granted30 m away
Change of use from disused commercial property to residential and to make changes to the front façade of same…
36 Main Street , Rathkeale , Co. Limerick
22125LimerickLodged 4 Feb 2022Change of use
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- GrantedChange of use
A change of use from a commercial unit to a single dwelling with alteration of an existing structure…
Chapel St. , Ferbane , Co. Offaly
2560651OffalyLodged 17 Dec 2025
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
To change use of ground floor from commercial to residential (b) carry out renovations and alterations to…
47 Parnell Street , Ennis , Co. Clare V95HP63
2460453ClareLodged 23 Sept 2024
- GrantedChange of use
Change of use from commercial to residential, the removal of single storey extension to rear to create…
5 Albert Walk , Bray , Co. Wicklow
191164WicklowLodged 25 Oct 2019
- GrantedChange of use
For the following a) to change the use of the premises from commercial to residential use b) to add a single…
Unit C Cúirt Na Dtonnta , E-Town , Miltown Malbay
24355ClareLodged 31 Oct 2024
- GrantedChange of use
Change of use of existing premises from commercial to residential use, together with permission to construct…
8 Main Street , Tramore , Co. Waterford
19353WaterfordLodged 23 May 2019
- GrantedChange of use
Change of use of existing ground floor from retail/commercial use to residential use, with changes to the…
at the corner of Westgate and Croke Street , Thurles , Co. Tipperary
2561284TipperaryLodged 11 Dec 2025
Community
Discussion
What local people think about this application.
Community sentiment
No votes yetNobody has voted on this application yet.
Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.
Sign in to have your say on this application.
No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.
Sign in to join the discussion on this application.
Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.