Tait House, Collins Avenue, Roxboro Road.
Retain a pre-school building and make minor alterations adjacent to a protected structure.
17885 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 26 September 2017
- Reference
- 17885
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 26 September 2017
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for an existing building as constructed for pre-school facilities to enhance current childcare services. The proposal includes minor internal and external alterations adjacent to a protected structure.
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 existing building as constructed (previously used for childcare purposes) to provide pre-school facilities to enhance the current childcare services and propose minor alteration to the internal layout and external façade including ancillary site works. These works are adjacent the protected structure on this site
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for educational, training and adult learning, community, healthcare, childcare, civic, religious and social infrastructure.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Donoughmore Crescent, Kincora Park, Southill | Feb 2025 | €140,000 | 88 m |
| 32 Rose Court, Keyes Park, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €10,000 | 140 m |
| 19 Rosecourt, Keyes Park, Southill | Feb 2025 | €105,000 | 146 m |
| 24 Rosecourt, Keyes Park, Limericknot full market price | Dec 2025 | €110,000 | 151 m |
| 15 Rathbane Terrace, Crew Park, Southill | Oct 2025 | €200,000 | 219 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 received26 September 2017
- Further information requested10 November 2017
- Further information received8 December 2017
- Decision due13 January 2018
- Decision issued21 December 2017
- Grant issued1 February 2018
- Permission expiry31 January 2023
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