Main Street, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick.
Conversion of a previously approved house into three two-bedroom apartments in Rathkeale.
19151 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 21 February 2019
- Reference
- 19151
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 February 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThis application requests amendments to a previous planning permission (ref. 17/555). It proposes a change of use from the previously approved dwelling house to 3 two-bedroom apartments, including all ancillary site works.
- Residential units
- 3
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
Amendments to planning application ref. No. 17/555 comprising a change of use from the previously approved dwelling house to 3 no. 2 bed apartments and all ancillary 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Street, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick | Apr 2025 | €345,000 | 53 m |
| Upper Main Street, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | Jul 2025 | €287,000 | 164 m |
| Main Street, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | Jul 2025 | €430,000 | 171 m |
| 51 Abbeycourt, Rathkeale, County Limerick | Apr 2025 | €66,625 | 289 m |
| Ballywilliam, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | May 2025 | €500,000 | 291 m |
| 2 Wolfburgess Close, Lower Main Street, Rathkeale | Jul 2025 | €230,000 | 326 m |
| Lower Main Street, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick | Sept 2025 | €400,000 | 349 m |
| Lower Main St, Rathkeale, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €280,000 | 352 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 received21 February 2019
- Further information requested12 April 2019
- Further information received22 May 2019
- Decision due18 June 2019
- Decision issued18 June 2019
- Grant issued25 July 2019
- Permission expiry4 December 2022
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