Verdant Place, St. Mary's Park, King's Island Limerick.
Construction of a new district play area and outdoor gym facility with landscaping and fencing.
188006 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 28 June 2018
- Reference
- 188006
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 June 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves building a new district play area and outdoor gym facility at Verdant Place. Works will include site preparation, low landscaped mounds, protective perimeter fencing, play and exercise equipment, safety surfacing, and planting.
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 construction of a new district play area and outdoor gym facility including all necessary site works and provision of drainage and lighting. The works will include preparation of the site including the formation of low landscaped mounds along part of the site perimeter and the installation of a protective perimeter fence to the play area, installation of a range of play and exercise equipment, safety surfacing, tree and shrub planting, site furniture and resin bound surfacing
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for educational, training and adult learning, community, healthcare, childcare, civic, religious and social infrastructure.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Island View Terrace, Kings Island, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €132,000 | 122 m |
| 28 O'dwyers Villas, Thomandgate, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €180,000 | 259 m |
| 4 Church St, St Mary's, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €275,000 | 273 m |
| 32 Odwyer Villas, Thomondgate, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €245,000 | 274 m |
| 21 Assumpta Pk, Limerick, Limericknot full market price | Apr 2026 | €160,000 | 275 m |
| 33 Odwyers Villas, Thomondgate, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 283 m |
| 72 O'dwyer Villas, Thomondgate, Limericknot full market price | Sept 2025 | €84,090 | 292 m |
| 25 Assumpta Park, Limerick, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €165,000 | 302 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 received28 June 2018
- Decision due27 August 2018
- Decision issued31 August 2018
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