City Mall, Crescent Shopping Centre, Dooradoyle Limerick
Amendments and retail unit reconfigurations at the Crescent Shopping Centre.
17284 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 3 April 2017
- Reference
- 17284
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 3 April 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development involves the subdivision, change of use, and amalgamation of several retail and café units to create larger retail spaces. It includes the construction of a 118 sq.m storage mezzanine level and minor fire escape door alterations.
- Floor area
- 118 m²
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
Amendments to the development permitted under limerick city and county council planning application reference 16/241. The proposed amendments will comprise: the subdivision of unit 9-10 to create 2 no. Standalone retail units; change of use of unit 8 (35 sq. M) from retail service to retail and subdivision and change of use of part of unit 6-8a (61 sq. M) from café to retail and the amalgamation of these spaces with unit 9 to create a single retail unit measuring approx. 209sq. M; the amalgamation of unit 10 and unit 36 and the construction of a storage/ancillary mezzanine level within unit 10 measuring approx. 118 sq. M of space to create a single retail unit measuring approx. 408 sq. M; the relocation of existing fire escape door at unit 9; installation of a new fire escape door at unit 10; and; all ancillary works. The proposed development will result in café unit 6-8a (280 sq. M), retail unit 9 (209 sq. M), retail unit 10 (408 sq. M) increasing the gross retail floorspace by approx. 214 sq. M representing a net increase in floorspace by approx. 118 sq. M.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for a mixture of retail, residential, commercial, civic and other uses.”
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.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Martino, Dooradoyle Rd, Dooradoyle | Feb 2025 | €448,000 | 193 m |
| Graceton, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €413,000 | 209 m |
| 39 Cois Luachra, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €345,000 | 224 m |
| 35 Cois Luachra, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €315,000 | 224 m |
| 61 Ballykeeffe Est, Limerick, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €315,000 | 227 m |
| 29 Cois Luachra, Dooradoyle Rd, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €343,000 | 234 m |
| 17 Crescent Court, St Nessans Rd, Dooradoyle | Jan 2025 | €320,000 | 239 m |
| Apt 1a, Cois Luachra, Dooradoyle | May 2025 | €284,443 | 259 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 received3 April 2017
- Further information requested25 May 2017
- Further information received22 June 2017
- Decision due19 July 2017
- Decision issued19 July 2017
- Grant issued23 August 2017
- Permission expiry22 August 2022
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