Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedChange of useDecided 31 January 2020

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-generated

This 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.

Change of useretentioncar salescommercial

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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

Local CentreDC
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.

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Previously 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
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
4 Wingfield Orchard, Cork Road, Newcastlewestnot full market priceMay 2025€165,00089 m
15 Palm Grove, Newcastle West, LimerickSept 2025€330,000114 m
17 Palm Grove, Newcastle West, LimerickApr 2026€320,000127 m
11 Palm Grove, Newcastle West, LimerickMay 2026€335,000128 m
18 Palm Grove, Newcastle West, LimerickDec 2025€360,000133 m
Dromindeel, Newcastlewest, LimerickJan 2026€530,000188 m
17 The Paddocks, Newcastle, LimerickJun 2026€260,000188 m
27 The Paddocks, Greenpark, County Limerickprice excludes VATMar 2026€414,097207 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

  1. Application received2 December 2019
  2. Decision due4 February 2020
  3. Decision issued31 January 2020
  4. Grant issued5 March 2020
  5. Permission expiry4 March 2025

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