Dan Cronin's Bar, The Square, Newcastle West Co Limerick
Erection of a covered seating area, bar, toilets, and boundary wall works at Dan Cronin's Bar.
211338 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 24 September 2021
- Reference
- 211338
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 September 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe development includes erecting a covered seating area, a bar, and a cold room. It also involves changing the use of an existing storage building to toilets and storage, and raising the west boundary wall to 2.4m. These works are within the curtilage of 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
The erection of a covered seating area, erection of a bar and cold room, change of use of existing storage building to proposed ladies and gents toilets and storage area and to raise the height of existing west boundary wall to 2.4m with existing connections to all public services. These works are in the curtilage of a protected structure (rps 1473)
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 Newcastle West Local Area Plan 2023-2029 (2024–2030). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 112 Upper Maiden St, Newcastle West, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €270,000 | 67 m |
| 113 Maiden Street, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick | Dec 2025 | €180,000 | 69 m |
| 16 Market Court, Market Sq, Newcastle West | Mar 2026 | €144,000 | 74 m |
| 13 Market Court, Market Square, Newcastle West | Mar 2026 | €144,000 | 74 m |
| 15 Market Court, Market Sq, Newcastle West | Mar 2026 | €144,000 | 74 m |
| 10 Market Court, Market Square, Newcastle West | Mar 2026 | €144,000 | 74 m |
| 14 Market Court, Market Square, Newcastle West | Mar 2026 | €144,000 | 74 m |
| 17 Market Court, Market Yard, Newcastle West | Mar 2026 | €144,000 | 74 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 received24 September 2021
- Decision due18 November 2021
- Decision issued18 November 2021
- Grant issued22 December 2021
- Permission expiry21 December 2026
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