St. Nessan's Road, Dooradoyle, Co. Limerick.
Temporary car park for a period of four years to serve the Unicorn Bar & Restaurant in Dooradoyle.
19352 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 11 April 2019
- Reference
- 19352
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 April 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for a temporary car park to serve the existing Unicorn Bar & Restaurant. The temporary permission is requested for a period of four years.
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
Temporary car park to serve the existing unicorn bar & restaurant for a period of 4 years
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for residential development, protect and improve existing residential amenity.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Gouldavoher, Fr Russell Rd, Mungret | Jun 2026 | €382,700 | 105 m |
| 1 Father Russell Road, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Jan 2025 | €392,000 | 110 m |
| St Annes, 37 Russell Court, Ballykeeffe | Apr 2026 | €341,000 | 141 m |
| Apt 12, Maypark House, St Nessans Rd | Jan 2026 | €38,235 | 173 m |
| Apt 10, Maypark House, St Nessans Rd | Jan 2026 | €38,235 | 173 m |
| Apt 11, Maypark House, St Nessans Rd | Jan 2026 | €38,235 | 173 m |
| Apt 1a, Maypark House, St Nessans Rd | Jan 2026 | €38,235 | 173 m |
| Apt 1, Maypark House, St Nessans Rd | Jan 2026 | €38,235 | 173 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 received11 April 2019
- Further information requested31 May 2019
- Further information received10 June 2019
- Decision due7 July 2019
- Decision issued3 July 2019
- Grant issued6 August 2019
- Permission expiry5 August 2022
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