1-12 Bourke Avenue, Limerick.
Extensions, refurbishment, and demolition works at 12 residential units on Bourke Avenue.
178014 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 16 October 2017
- Reference
- 178014
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 October 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves constructing front extensions to five ground-floor units and a rear extension to another unit. It also includes refurbishing six units, demolishing chimneys, sheds, and boundary walls, and carrying out landscaping works.
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
(i) provision of a 18 sqm single storey monopitch extension to the front of no. 1,4,5,8 and 9 bourke avenue ground floor 1 bed units; (ii) a 24 sqm extension to the rear of 12 bourke avenue; (iii) refurbishment of 2,3,6,7,10 & 11 bourke avenue with minor alterations to position of window openings; (iv) demolition of the existing chimneys and the replacement of the existing roof finish; (v) replacement of all windows and the painting of elevations; (vi) ground floor entrance canopies being constructed above each unit entrance; (vii)the demolition of the existing boundary walls with bourke avenue and adjoining properties; (viii)the demolition of three sheds to the rear of the flats and outbuildings adjoining adjacent properties; (ix) new masonry boundary walls; (x)hard and soft landscaping throughout and resurfacing of the adjoining footpath on bourke avenue; (xii) all associated site works.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bourke Avenue, Edward Street, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €3,150,000 | 40 m |
| 20 Bourke Ave, Edward St, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €207,000 | 52 m |
| 26 Bourke Ave, Edward St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €230,000 | 78 m |
| 506 The Park, Lord Edward St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €220,000 | 91 m |
| 307 The Park, Lord Edward Street, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €230,000 | 91 m |
| Apt413 Parkview, Lord Edward St, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €182,000 | 98 m |
| 20 Lord Edward St, Limerick City, Limerick | May 2026 | €221,000 | 111 m |
| 13 Caledonian Place, Edward St, Limerick | Jul 2026 | €180,000 | 117 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 received16 October 2017
- Decision due10 December 2017
- Decision issued13 December 2017
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