Main Street, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick.
Conversion of three previously permitted apartments into two houses in Rathkeale.
211288 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 15 September 2021
- Reference
- 211288
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 September 2021
- Residential units
- 2
- Floor area
- 291.3 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes changes to a previously approved development on Main Street. It seeks to replace three permitted apartments with two dwelling houses, including a revised site boundary and ancillary works.
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
Changes to the design of a building previously granted under planning application reference 17/555 & 19/151 to include a change of 3no. Apartments previously permitted under 19/151 to 2no. Dwelling houses with revised site boundary and all ancillary site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and enhancement of town/village centre core uses including a mix of retail, residential, commercial, civic and other uses.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 | 55 m |
| Upper Main Street, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | Jul 2025 | €287,000 | 164 m |
| Main Street, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | Jul 2025 | €430,000 | 171 m |
| 51 Abbeycourt, Rathkeale, County Limerick | Apr 2025 | €66,625 | 290 m |
| Ballywilliam, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | May 2025 | €500,000 | 293 m |
| 2 Wolfburgess Close, Lower Main Street, Rathkeale | Jul 2025 | €230,000 | 327 m |
| Lower Main Street, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick | Sept 2025 | €400,000 | 350 m |
| Lower Main St, Rathkeale, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €280,000 | 353 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 September 2021
- Decision due9 November 2021
- Decision issued29 October 2021
- Grant issued3 December 2021
- Permission expiry4 December 2022
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Amendments to planning application ref. no. 17/555 comprising a change of use from the previously approved…
Main Street , Rathkeale , Co. Limerick.
19151LimerickLodged 21 Feb 2019Apartments
- GrantedAt this site
Demolish existing dwelling house and to construct a new dwelling house and all ancillary site works
Main Street , Rathkeale , Co Limerick
17555LimerickLodged 16 Jun 2017New dwelling
- GrantedAt this site
A change of use from ground floor commercial to residential to form a single dwelling including part…
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17226LimerickLodged 14 Mar 2017Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
The demolition of existing two storey house and to construct proposed new two storey house and associated…
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2360782LimerickLodged 26 Oct 2023New dwelling
- RefusedAt this site
Unauthorised works to existing dwelling, namely the demolition of gable to the existing dwelling for which…
Peppards Lane , Rathkeale , Co. Limerick.
2669LimerickLodged 19 Mar 2026Retention
- RefusedAt this site
Unautorised works to existing dwelling, namely the demolition of the gable to the existing dwelling for which…
Pepperd's Lane , Rathkeale , Co. Limerick
25251LimerickLodged 23 Jul 2025Retention
- Awaiting decision30 m away
Change of layout to the rear of the ground floor to a more ordered layout along with the omission of the rear…
Main Street , Rathkeale
16829LimerickLodged 8 Sept 2016Retention
- Refused30 m away
Retention and completion of dwelling as constructed including all associated site works from that previously…
Main Street , Rathkeale , Co. Limerick
2360310LimerickLodged 14 May 2023Retention
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