'The Gate Lodge', Orchard Avenue Enniscoush, Rathkeale Co. Limerick.
New entrance gate, brick paved parking area, and boundary wall at a property in Rathkeale.
19102 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 7 February 2019
- Reference
- 19102
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 7 February 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes a new entrance with a gate to the side of the existing house and brick paving for a car parking yard. It also includes building a concrete block boundary wall to the rear of the house.
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
A new entrance with gate to side of existing house and to brick pave yard area to side of house inside existing wall for car parking. Also to build concrete block wall to boundary to rear of house to a height not exceeding existing boundary wall to front of property
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for residential development, protect and improve existing residential amenity.”
Objective set by the Rathkeale Local Area Plan 2023-2029 (2023–2029). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Church St, Rathkeale, Limerick | May 2025 | €150,000 | 121 m |
| 12 Orchard Ave, Church St, Rathkeale | Jan 2025 | €330,000 | 144 m |
| Enniscoush, Rathkeale, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €240,000 | 172 m |
| Main Street, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | Jan 2025 | €195,000 | 273 m |
| Lower Main Street, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick | Sept 2025 | €400,000 | 289 m |
| Lower Main St, Rathkeale, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €280,000 | 291 m |
| 2 Wolfburgess Close, Lower Main Street, Rathkeale | Jul 2025 | €230,000 | 317 m |
| 42 St Marys Park, Rathkeale, Limerick | May 2026 | €190,000 | 465 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 received7 February 2019
- Decision due3 April 2019
- Decision issued2 April 2019
- Appeal submitted26 April 2019
- Appeal decided4 September 2020
In the area
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- Awaiting decision80 m away
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- Awaiting decision90 m away
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