Fairhill, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick
Retention and completion of a house extension with roof modifications in Rathkeale.
20127 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 18 February 2020
- Reference
- 20127
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 18 February 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking retention permission for an extension to an existing house as constructed, alongside permission to complete the extension. The works also include adding a new window, door, rooflight, and making modifications to the roof.
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
Extension to the existing house as constructed and permission to complete the extension to the existing house, addition of a new window and new door to the front elevation of the existing house, addition of velux roof light to the rear elevation of the existing house, modifications to the roof of the existing house and associated 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 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 | 64 m |
| Upper Main Street, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | Jul 2025 | €287,000 | 130 m |
| Main Street, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | Jul 2025 | €430,000 | 136 m |
| 51 Abbeycourt, Rathkeale, County Limerick | Apr 2025 | €66,625 | 273 m |
| Ballywilliam, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | May 2025 | €500,000 | 306 m |
| 2 Wolfburgess Close, Lower Main Street, Rathkeale | Jul 2025 | €230,000 | 378 m |
| Lower Main Street, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick | Sept 2025 | €400,000 | 401 m |
| Lower Main St, Rathkeale, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €280,000 | 404 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 received18 February 2020
- Decision due13 April 2020
- Decision issued9 April 2020
- Appeal submitted22 June 2020
- Appeal decided22 September 2020
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