242 Swallow Drive, John Carew Park, Limerick.
Retention of a rear ground floor extension and front porch, and permission for a new first floor rear extension.
19912 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 13 September 2019
- Reference
- 19912
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 13 September 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention of a ground floor rear extension, front boundary wall, gates, and front porch. It also seeks planning permission to construct a new first-floor extension to the rear, along with roof modifications and minor front elevation changes.
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
Ground floor extension to rear of dwelling, front boundary wall, entrance gates and railings and retention of porch to front elevation as constructed. Planning permission is also sought for firs floor extension to rear of dwelling together with associated modifications to roof, modifications to roof of front porch and minor amendments to front elevation of dwelling together with all associated incidental and site works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Rathbane Terrace, Crew Park, Southill | Oct 2025 | €200,000 | 171 m |
| 13 Donoughmore Crescent, Kincora Park, Southill | Feb 2025 | €140,000 | 291 m |
| 12 Rathbane Road, Rathbane, Limerick | May 2025 | €240,000 | 405 m |
| 19 Rosecourt, Keyes Park, Southill | Feb 2025 | €105,000 | 470 m |
| 32 Rose Court, Keyes Park, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €10,000 | 481 m |
| 24 Rosecourt, Keyes Park, Limericknot full market price | Dec 2025 | €110,000 | 488 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 received13 September 2019
- Further information requested6 November 2019
- Application withdrawn9 October 2020
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