Fairgreen Service Station, Spital-Land, Ballysimon Road Limerick
Demolition of a retail unit and construction of a new service station shop and canopy in Limerick.
1738 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 20 January 2017
- Reference
- 1738
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 January 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of an existing retail unit and store to construct a new single retail unit with a deli, toilets, and first-floor offices. It also includes a new service station canopy, totem pole, and a temporary retail container.
- Storeys
- 2
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
The demolition of an existing retail unit & store, the construction of a new single retail unit with signage to include a shop, deli, toilets, stairwell, ancillary first floor offices & storage with service lift, new service station canopy & totem pole with signage, wall mounted advertising signage, provision of a temporary container for retail and associated site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve general enterprise, employment, business and commercial activities.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 St Laurences Park, Garryowen, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €230,000 | 112 m |
| 16 Ballysimon Crescent, Fairgreen Rd, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €330,000 | 141 m |
| 31 St Lawrences Park, Garryowen, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €210,000 | 161 m |
| 38 St Lawrences Park, Garryowen, Limerick | May 2026 | €250,000 | 174 m |
| 6 Fairgreen, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €250,000 | 194 m |
| 63 Fair Green, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €222,000 | 197 m |
| 8 Evergreen, Ballysimon Rd, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €306,000 | 221 m |
| 38a Mulgrave Street, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €90,000 | 238 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 received20 January 2017
- Further information requested15 March 2017
- Further information received21 August 2017
- Decision due17 September 2017
- Decision issued12 September 2017
- Grant issued17 October 2017
- Permission expiry16 October 2022
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
An extension to a retail unit, elevation & signage changes, canopy alterations & associated site works
Fairgreen Service Station , Spital-Land , Ballysimon Road Co. Limerick.
2461256LimerickLodged 16 Dec 2024Commercial
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
An extension to a retail unit, elevation & signage changes, canopy alterations & associated site works
Fairgreen Service Station , Spital-Land , Ballysimon Road Co. Limerick.
2461045LimerickLodged 21 Oct 2024Commercial
- Awaiting decision60 m away
Change of use from offices to medical centre and pharmacy, sub-division into 4 separate units to include…
Ground Floor , The Gables , Fairgreen
2088LimerickLodged 10 Feb 2020Change of use
- Refused60 m away
Car parking facilities to serve the medical centre and pharmacy, including signage at the car park entrance.…
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2560380LimerickLodged 29 Apr 2025Retention
- Granted70 m away
For change of use from offices to medical centre and pharmacy. Sub-divide into 2 seperate units to include…
Ground Floor The Gables , Fairgreen , Old Kilmallock Road Limerick
20613LimerickLodged 9 Jul 2020Change of use
- Granted70 m away
A new pharmacy sign and Retention Permission for two existing pharmacy signs
The Gables , Fairgreen , Old Kilmallock Road Limerick.
2529LimerickLodged 11 Feb 2025Commercial
- Granted130 m away
The construction of a two storey extension to the rear of dwelling and all associated site works
Cuil Aodha , 3 Ballysimon Road , Limerick
22332LimerickLodged 25 Mar 2022Extension
- Refused140 m away
(1) construct a single storey extension to side of house and (2) demolish existing boundary wall and…
No. 1 Ballysimon Crescent , Fairgreen , Limerick
17392LimerickLodged 3 May 2017Extension
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