RefusedCommercialDecided 21 December 2017

Dublin Road, Newcastle, Castletroy Limerick.

Construction of a new replacement Lidl discount foodstore in Castletroy.

17997 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 27 October 2017

Reference: 17997
Authority: Limerick County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 27 October 2017

Summary

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The development consists of a new replacement mono-pitched Lidl foodstore totalling 2,563 sqm gross floor area, ranging from one to two storeys. It includes a retail sales area, bakery, off-license, corporate signage, a trolley bay, and an extension of the existing store's ground floor with a new first-floor mezzanine.

Commercialretailsupermarketcommercial

Storeys: 2
Floor area: 2,563 m²

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Official record

Development description

The construction of a new replacement mono-pitched licenced discount foodstore with ancillary infrastructure (all totalling 2,563 sqm gross floor area and ranging in height equivalent from 1 to 2 storeys) at a location to the rear of the current lidl foodstore, comprising: a retail sales area with ancillary off-license use and bakery (total net retail sales area of 1,421 sqm), entrance pod, public facilities (incl. Lobby and toilets), staff facilities (incl. Lobby, office, meeting room, canteen, showers and toilets), storage (incl. Cold storage), plant room and delivery area (all totalling 2,521 sqm gross floor area); corporate signage consisting of 2 no. Building mounted corporate internally illuminated signs, 1 no. Free standing internally totem pole sign at entrance, 3 no. Wall mounted externally illuminated poster panel display boards, 1 no. Wall mounted externally illuminated information display board; and 1 no. Trolley bay covered structure (42 sqm gross floor area). Extension of the ground floor of the existing lidl licensed discount foodstore into the existing trolley bay area and construction of a new first-floor mezzanine with internal stairs connecting from ground floor (increasing the overall gross floor area of the building from 1,460 sqm to 1,933 sqm), provision of additional glazing along the south elevation (existing trolley bay area), provision of 3 no. Additional fire exits with the existing eastern elevation. Change of use of the existing lidl foodstore building from a licensed discount foodstore to a leisure centre, the subdivision of the building into 2 no. Leisure centre units (unit a 1,458 sqm and unit b of 474.5 sqm) and the provision of new glazed entrances and associated signage to both leisure centre unit a and unit b. Primary vehicular and pedestrian access is to be maintained via the existing enhanced dublin road access, while an additional dedicated pedestrian access is to be provided from the dublin road. A revised car parking layout to serve the overall development is proposed totalling 271 no. Surface car parking spaces (comprising of 14 no. Disabled, 6 no. Parent and child and 251 no. Regular), 14 no. Motorcycle and 75 no. Bicycle parking spaces, with associated boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping, services (incl. 1 no. Below ground attenuation tank) and all other ancillary and associated site development works above and below ground level

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

District CentreDC

“To provide for a mixture of retail, residential, commercial, civic and other uses.”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
154 Carrowkeel, Woodhaven, Castletroy	Aug 2025	€350,000	402 m
64 Newtown Avenue, Castletroy, Limerickprice excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€286,344	405 m
44 Newtown Avenue, Castletroyprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€312,775	405 m
50 The Grebe, Newtown Avenue, Castletroyprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€271,696	405 m
68 Newtown Avenue, Castletroy, Limerickprice excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€350,660	405 m
37 Newtown Avenue, Castletroy, Limerickprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€414,097	405 m
69 Newtown Avenue, Castletroyprice excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€350,661	405 m
71 Newtown Avenue, Castletroyprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€289,317	405 m

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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 received27 October 2017
Decision due21 December 2017
Decision issued21 December 2017
Appeal submitted26 January 2018
Appeal decided26 October 2018

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