The Gala Shop, Sheares Street, Kilmallock Co. Limerick.
Addition of off-license facilities to an existing Gala shop and minor shopfront changes.
18777 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 2 August 2018
- Reference
- 18777
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 August 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to introduce off-license facilities within the existing Gala convenience store. It also includes minor elevational alterations to the shopfront.
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
Off license facilities as part of the existing convenience shop and minor elevation alterations to the shop front
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for residential development, protect and improve existing residential amenity.”
Objective set by the Kilmallock Local Area Plan 2019-2025 (2019–2025). 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 Castlecourt, Kilmallock, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €165,000 | 43 m |
| 21 Sheares St, Kilmallock, Limericknot full market price | Sept 2025 | €195,000 | 56 m |
| 22 Sheares St, Kilmallock, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €170,000 | 59 m |
| The Bungalow, Sheares Ave, Kilmallock | Mar 2026 | €165,000 | 59 m |
| 25 castlecourt, kilmallock, limerickprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €281,938 | 72 m |
| 26 Castlecourt, Kilmallockprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €281,938 | 78 m |
| Jerpoint, Sheares St, Kilmallock | Jul 2026 | €210,000 | 84 m |
| 27 Castlecourt, Kilmallockprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €281,938 | 84 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 received2 August 2018
- Decision due26 September 2018
- Decision issued20 September 2018
- Grant issued24 October 2018
- Permission expiry23 October 2023
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- Awaiting decision100 m away
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- Awaiting decision170 m away
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