Cloonyscrehane & Rathnanane, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick.
Retention of a change of use from a fruit and vegetable shop to a car sales and valet area, with security fencing.
191189 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 2 December 2019
- Reference
- 191189
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 2 December 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission to change the use of a former fruit and vegetable shop to a motor vehicle sales and display yard. It also includes the retention of site security fencing, an entrance gate, and the conversion of the former shop area into a car valet area, office, store, and toilet.
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) the change of use from former fruit and veg shop unit, to the current use of sale and display of motor vehicles, (b) retention of site security fencing to the perimeter of the site, entrance gate, (c) conversion of the former shop area to car valet area, office, store and wc and all ancillary site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide local centre facilities to serve the needs of new/existing neighbourhoods and residential areas.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 planPreviously zoned
- Mixed Use · 2014–2024 plan
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Wingfield Orchard, Cork Road, Newcastlewestnot full market price | May 2025 | €165,000 | 89 m |
| 15 Palm Grove, Newcastle West, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €330,000 | 114 m |
| 17 Palm Grove, Newcastle West, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €320,000 | 127 m |
| 11 Palm Grove, Newcastle West, Limerick | May 2026 | €335,000 | 128 m |
| 18 Palm Grove, Newcastle West, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €360,000 | 133 m |
| Dromindeel, Newcastlewest, Limerick | Jan 2026 | €530,000 | 188 m |
| 17 The Paddocks, Newcastle, Limerick | Jun 2026 | €260,000 | 188 m |
| 27 The Paddocks, Greenpark, County Limerickprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €414,097 | 207 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 December 2019
- Decision due4 February 2020
- Decision issued31 January 2020
- Grant issued5 March 2020
- Permission expiry4 March 2025
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