Saggart Road, Raheen Business Park, Raheen Limerick
Change of use of a factory building to offices, building amalgamation, and elevational changes.
17753 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 9 August 2017
- Reference
- 17753
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 August 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of an adjoining factory building to office use and amalgamating both buildings. It includes elevational changes, new cladding, an increased staircore height for roof access, a new roof plant area, and a revised car park layout.
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
- Change of use of the adjoining building from factory/manufacturing use to office use and amalgamation of both buildings
- Elevational changes to include new cladding and fenestration to match the existing offices, increase in height of existing staircore on south east elevation to allow roof access and new sign to north east elevation
- New plant area on existing roof structure
- Associated site works and new carpark layout
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for office, research and development, high technology, regional distribution/ logistics, manufacturing and processing type employment in a high quality built and landscaped campus style environment.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9b Ballycummin Village, Ballycummin, Co Limerick | Jun 2025 | €255,000 | 246 m |
| Apartment 1b, Bell View Apartments, James Greenprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €237,886 | 350 m |
| 5 Cella Row Churchill Meadows, Raheen, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €395,000 | 372 m |
| 27 Bell View, Church Hill Meadows, Raheen | Dec 2025 | €431,500 | 399 m |
| 32 Cella Row, Churchill Meadows, Raheen | Jun 2025 | €272,000 | 420 m |
| 29 Ashling Heights, Raheen, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €337,000 | 458 m |
| Apt 4 Ballycummin Sc, Ballycummin Village, Raheen | May 2025 | €255,000 | 465 m |
| Apt 3 Ballycummin Shopping Centre, Ballycummin Village, Raheen | May 2026 | €293,000 | 465 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 received9 August 2017
- Decision due3 October 2017
- Decision issued28 September 2017
- Grant issued1 November 2017
- Permission expiry31 October 2022
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