"Benmore", Ballincurra Road, Limerick
Construction of a front driveway and widening of the entrance at a property in Limerick.
17547 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 15 June 2017
- Reference
- 17547
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 June 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application is for the construction of a driveway to the front of the property. It also includes widening the existing access from one metre to four metres, while retaining all boundary walls.
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
Construction of a driveway to the front of the property and the associated widening of access from one (i) to four (4) metres, all boundary walls to be retained
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for residential development, protect and improve existing residential amenity.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Greenpark Villas, Ballinacurra Rd, Ballinacurra | Mar 2025 | €555,000 | 41 m |
| 7 Lifford Gardens, Circular Rd South, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €380,000 | 115 m |
| Corene, 22 Lifford Gardens, Ballinacurra | Apr 2025 | €371,250 | 188 m |
| Roncalli, 24 Lifford Gardens, Ballinacurra | Dec 2025 | €423,000 | 196 m |
| 7 Larchfield, Alandale, South Circular Rd | Feb 2025 | €275,000 | 199 m |
| 26 Greenpark Close, South Circular Rd, Limerick | Jan 2025 | €460,000 | 202 m |
| 16 Greenpark, South Circular Road, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €442,000 | 216 m |
| 26 Lifford Gardens, Ballinacurra, Limerick | Jun 2026 | €363,000 | 217 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 received15 June 2017
- Further information requested3 August 2017
- Further information received17 August 2017
- Decision due13 September 2017
- Decision issued8 September 2017
- Grant issued12 October 2017
- Permission expiry11 October 2022
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