Main Street, Croom, Co. Limerick.
Construction of a new single-storey betting shop in Croom, incorporating an existing historic front façade.
191248 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 17 December 2019
- Reference
- 191248
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 December 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe development on Main Street, Croom, involves building a new single-storey betting shop on a vacant site. It will incorporate the remaining front façade of the original building to reinstate the streetscape roofline, and includes a new shopfront, satellite dishes, and a bin store.
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Official record
Development description
(a) construction of a new single storey building, incorporating the existing remaining front façade of original building which previously existed on this vacant ssite & construction of new roof to reinstate the roof line as per the original streetscape, (b) use of proposed new building as a betting shop, (c) new shopfront with signage, (d) satellite dishes to rear, (e) bin store, (f) connection to existing mains services together with all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and enhancement of town/village centre core uses including a mix of retail, residential, commercial, civic and other uses.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Croom Local Area Plan 2020-2026 (2020–2026). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Street, Croom, Co Limerick | Apr 2026 | €325,000 | 45 m |
| Main Street, Croom | Jul 2025 | €190,000 | 55 m |
| 8 Bridge St, Croom, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €142,000 | 68 m |
| 22 Main St, Croom, Limerick | Jun 2026 | €120,000 | 77 m |
| 25 Main St, Croom, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €150,000 | 82 m |
| 25 Main St, Croom, Limerick | May 2025 | €120,000 | 82 m |
| 20 Main St, Croom, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €125,000 | 94 m |
| 12 Elm Park, Croom, Co Limerick | Jan 2025 | €266,000 | 230 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 received17 December 2019
- Further information requested18 February 2020
- Further information received28 February 2020
- Decision due26 March 2020
- Decision issued24 March 2020
- Grant issued19 June 2020
- Permission expiry18 June 2025
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