Childers Road and Rosbrien Road, Limerick.
Installation of solar panels and internal layout changes at a discount foodstore on Childers Road.
19199 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 6 March 2019
- Reference
- 19199
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 6 March 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of installing a 981 square metre solar panel array on the roof of the permitted discount foodstore. It also includes internal reconfiguration to increase the net retail sales area by 198 square metres while reducing the training area by the same amount.
- Floor area
- 981 m²
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
The installation of a photovoltaic solar panel array (total 981 sq. M) on the roof of the permitted licenced discount foodstore building; and internal reconfiguration of the permitted licenced discount foodstore by repositioning an internal partition wall between the existing training area and permitted net retail sales area resulting in a 198 sq. M reduction in the floor area of the training area (from 411 sq. M to 213 sq. M) and an increase in the permitted new retail sales area of 198 sq. M (from 1,002 sq. M to 1,200 sq. M), all at the site approximately 0.28 ha
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 Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dun Aongus, Rosbrien Rd, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €492,000 | 137 m |
| 54 Oakview Dr, Ballinacurra, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €269,000 | 139 m |
| 71 Oakview Dr, Ballinacurra, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €338,750 | 145 m |
| Knock Grena, Ballinacurra Rd, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €392,050 | 172 m |
| 26 Oakview Dr, Ballinacurra, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €245,000 | 181 m |
| 2 St Marys Tce, Ballinacurra, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €300,000 | 197 m |
| 105 Portland Ave, Ballinacurra Gardens, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €352,000 | 231 m |
| 13 Southville Gardens, Ballinacurra Road, Limerick | Jul 2026 | €405,000 | 245 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 received6 March 2019
- Application withdrawn26 April 2019
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