Villiers Alms Houses, Villiers Square, Church St. (Verdant Crescent) Limerick
Widening of vehicular entrance gates at a protected structure for emergency vehicles.
19808 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 15 August 2019
- Reference
- 19808
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 August 2019
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to widen the existing vehicular entrance gates at Villiers Alms Houses to accommodate emergency vehicles. The property is a Protected Structure.
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
Widening the vehicular entrance gates to accommodate emergency vehicles and all ancillary site works. This is a protected structure
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
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|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Church St, St Mary's, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €275,000 | 57 m |
| 15 Island View Terrace, Kings Island, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €132,000 | 98 m |
| 6 Castle St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €225,000 | 98 m |
| 21 Assumpta Pk, Limerick, Limericknot full market price | Apr 2026 | €160,000 | 178 m |
| 12 Jeremy Hall Court, Nicholas St, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €120,000 | 178 m |
| 25 Assumpta Park, Limerick, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €165,000 | 211 m |
| 29 Bishops Street, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €185,000 | 212 m |
| 1 St Francis Place, Nicholas St, Limerick | Jan 2026 | €239,000 | 236 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 received15 August 2019
- Further information requested8 October 2019
- Further information received6 April 2020
- Decision due3 May 2020
- Decision issued30 April 2020
- Grant issued26 June 2020
- Permission expiry25 June 2025
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