Unit C Eastway Business Park, Ballysimon Road, Limerick.
Retention permission for converting a kickboxing gym into a car dealership and service garage in Limerick.
18704 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 10 July 2018
- Reference
- 18704
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 10 July 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for a change of use at Unit C Eastway Business Park. The premises has been converted from a kickboxing and recreational gym into a car retail unit and associated car service garage.
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
Retention permission for change of use from kickboxing/recreational gym to use as car retail unit and associated car service garage.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve general enterprise, employment, business and commercial activities.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 The Crescent, Ros Mor, Kilmallock Road | Jun 2026 | €140,000 | 332 m |
| 3 Derrynane, Old Cork Rd, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €380,000 | 336 m |
| 42 The Woods, Ros Mor, Crossagalla | Mar 2025 | €400,000 | 394 m |
| 22 Willow Grove Old, Cork Rd, Limerick | May 2026 | €285,000 | 399 m |
| 62 The Park, Rosmor, Old Cork Rd | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 413 m |
| 64 The Park, Rosmor, Ballyneety Rd | Dec 2025 | €400,000 | 425 m |
| 70 Derrynane, Old Cork Road, Limerick | Jan 2025 | €327,000 | 431 m |
| 45 The Park, Ballyneety Rd, Limerick | Jan 2025 | €430,000 | 450 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 received10 July 2018
- Further information requested30 August 2018
- Further information received5 October 2018
- Decision due1 November 2018
- Decision issued19 October 2018
- Grant issued22 November 2018
- Permission expiry21 November 2023
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- Granted90 m away
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