Newtown Centre, Castletroy Limerick
Extension of a restaurant in Castletroy, including change of use of a retail unit.
1724 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 16 January 2017
- Reference
- 1724
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 January 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves changing the use of an adjacent commercial retail unit to restaurant use to extend the existing restaurant. It also includes a takeaway facility, new signage, and an internal passenger lift.
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
An extension to the existing restaurant. The development will include (i) a change of use of an existing commercial unit from retail to restaurant. (ii) integration of the extension into the existing restaurant, (iii) provision of ancillary takeaway food facility, (iv) erection of signage, (v) associated site works. Permission is also being sought for provision of internal passenger lift to first floor restaurant and all associated site development works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide local centre facilities to serve the needs of new/existing neighbourhoods and residential areas.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Newtown Mews, Annacotty, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €230,000 | 145 m |
| 20 Newtown Mews, Annacotty, Limerick | May 2025 | €340,000 | 149 m |
| 45 Glenside, Annacotty, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €485,000 | 159 m |
| 31 Castlemara, Annacotty, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €389,000 | 175 m |
| 14 Newtown Mews, Annacotty, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €310,000 | 178 m |
| 20 Castlemara, Annacotty, Limerick | Jun 2026 | €376,000 | 219 m |
| 88 Newtown Park, Castletroy, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €475,000 | 219 m |
| 76 Bloomfield, Newtown, Annacottynot full market price | Apr 2026 | €230,000 | 226 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 received16 January 2017
- Decision due12 March 2017
- Decision issued28 February 2017
- Grant issued7 April 2017
- Permission expiry6 April 2022
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