Market Yard, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick.
Subdivision of an old supermarket into two retail units with external changes.
18703 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 9 July 2018
- Reference
- 18703
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 July 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to subdivide an old supermarket building into two separate retail units. It includes changing the use of Unit 2 from stores to retail, creating a new entrance, installing external plant and signage, and constructing a new trolley bay.
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 subdivision of the old supermarket building into two separate retail units 1 & 2, with change of use of unit 2 from stores use to retail use with new entrance to this unit on the front elevations of the unit and associated external plant and signage for both units, demolish existing glazed trolley bay, construct new trolley bay on the western side of the entrance to unit 1 and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and enhancement of town/village centre core uses including a mix of retail, residential, commercial, civic and other uses.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Newcastle West Local Area Plan 2023-2029 (2024–2030). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Market Court, Market Yard, Newcastle West | Mar 2026 | €144,000 | 54 m |
| 13 Market Court, Market Square, Newcastle West | Mar 2026 | €144,000 | 54 m |
| 16 Market Court, Market Sq, Newcastle West | Mar 2026 | €144,000 | 54 m |
| 10 Market Court, Market Square, Newcastle West | Mar 2026 | €144,000 | 54 m |
| 14 Market Court, Market Square, Newcastle West | Mar 2026 | €144,000 | 54 m |
| 15 Market Court, Market Sq, Newcastle West | Mar 2026 | €144,000 | 54 m |
| 112 Upper Maiden St, Newcastle West, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €270,000 | 70 m |
| 113 Maiden Street, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick | Dec 2025 | €180,000 | 70 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 July 2018
- Further information requested30 August 2018
- Further information received28 September 2018
- Decision due25 October 2018
- Decision issued24 October 2018
- Grant issued27 November 2018
- Permission expiry26 November 2023
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