Garryglass, Ballysimon, Co Limerick
Retention of a car sales yard, an office portacabin, and a vehicle workshop in Ballysimon.
17509 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 2 June 2017
- Reference
- 17509
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 2 June 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 222 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission to use an existing yard for the display and sale of motor vehicles. It also seeks to retain an office portacabin and the change of use of part of an existing building from light industrial to a vehicle workshop and garage.
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Official record
Development description
The use of existing yard for the display and sale of motor vehicles & also retention of the installation of a portacabin for use as an office, and retention of change of use of part of existing building from light industrial to vehicle workshop/garage
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for retail warehouse development.”
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 planKey dates
Timeline
- Application received2 June 2017
- Further information requested20 July 2017
- Further information received2 August 2017
- Decision due17 December 2017
- Decision issued14 December 2017
- Grant issued25 January 2018
- Permission expiry24 January 2023
In the area
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