GrantedHousing estateDecided 30 April 2019

Newtown, Castletroy, Co. Limerick.

Construction of a residential development comprising 41 units, including houses, apartments, and duplexes.

181105 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 14 November 2018

Reference: 181105
Authority: Limerick County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 14 November 2018
Residential units: 35
Floor area: 4034.5 m²

Summary

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The proposed development consists of 41 residential units. The mix includes 3 detached houses, 20 semi-detached houses, and various semi-detached and terraced buildings containing a combination of houses, ground-floor apartments, and duplex units.

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Official record

Development description

A residential development comprising 41 no. Residential units, ((i) 3 x no. Detached dwelling; (ii) 20 x no. Semi-detached dwellings; (iii) 2 x no. Semi-detached buildings (which comprise of a semi-detached dwelling combined with a 2 x bedroom ground floor apartment and a 3 x bedroom duplex unit over); (iv) 1 x no. Semi-detached building (which comprise of a semi-detached dwelling combined with a 2 x bedroom ground floor apartment and a 1 x bedroom first floor apartment; (v) 1 x no. Terrace building (which comprise 5 x no. Terrace units, 2 x no. Ground floor apartemtns and with 2 x no. 3 x bedroom duplex units over), accessed via an existing entrance onto the castletroy college road and all ancillary site development works etc ancillary site development works include a new connection to the public water main, foul and surface water drainage, access roads, footpaths, vehicle parking, landscaping, boundary treatments and site development works above and below ground

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

New ResidentialR1

“To provide for new residential development in tandem with the provision of social and physical infrastructure.”

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

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
213 Newtown Meadows, Castletroyprice excludes VAT	Jun 2025	€372,246	55 m
214 Newtown Meadows, Castletroyprice excludes VAT	Jun 2025	€372,247	71 m
218 Woodhaven, Castletroy, Limerick	May 2025	€402,000	79 m
219 Newtown Meadows, Castletroyprice excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€387,665	80 m
12 Newtown Manor, Monaleen, Limerick	Mar 2025	€450,000	88 m
222 Newtown Meadows, Newtown, Castletroyprice excludes VAT	Jul 2025	€427,313	93 m
10 Newtown Manor, Monaleen, Castletroy	Jan 2026	€490,000	94 m
96 Newtown Avenue, Castletroyprice excludes VAT	Nov 2025	€396,000	95 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 received14 November 2018
Further information requested17 January 2019
Further information received3 April 2019
Decision due30 April 2019
Decision issued30 April 2019
Grant issued19 September 2019
Appeal submitted22 May 2019
Permission expiry18 September 2024

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