Lands adjacent to Collins Bar, Doordoyle Road, Sluggary Limerick
Construction of a single-storey discount foodstore with parking, solar panels, and an ESB substation.
211590 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 17 November 2021
- Reference
- 211590
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 November 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a single-storey discount foodstore with an off-licence, measuring 1,820 square metres gross floor area. The project includes 126 total car parking spaces, a deposit return scheme unit, roof-level solar panels, and a new ESB substation.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 1,820 m²
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 development which will consist of: a) construction of a single storey discount foodstore (to include off-licence use) with a gross floor are of c. 1,820 sqm (net retail are 1,325 sq. M. ); b) new vehicular/pedestrian access from dooradoyle road; c) 95 no. Car parking spaces and 8 no. Bicycle spaces to serve the discount foodstore and
- Additional car parking spaces provided at surface level and under-croft to serve the existing adjoining bar/restaurant (total 126 no. New car spaces proposed); d) erection of an internally illuminated double sided free standing identification signs located adjacent to the proposed new vehicular/pedestrian access to the site; 2 no. Single-sided internally luminated gable signs, 1 no. Single-sided window sign at entrance door; e) a single storey esb substation and switch room c. 30 sqm and a deposit return scheme unit c. 65 sqm; f) 88 sqm of solar panels provided at roof level; g) all landscaping/lighting, boundary treatments (including retaining walls), engineering and site developments (including cut and fill)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide local centre facilities to serve the needs of new/existing neighbourhoods and residential areas.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 131 Oakleigh Wood, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €336,000 | 63 m |
| 147 Oakleigh Wood, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €353,500 | 79 m |
| 4 Lissanalta Close, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €461,000 | 93 m |
| 6 Lissanalta Dr, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Feb 2025 | €590,000 | 135 m |
| 17 Cul Crannagh, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €430,000 | 150 m |
| 41 Oakleigh Wood, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Jan 2026 | €284,000 | 163 m |
| 89 Oakleigh Wood, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €365,000 | 165 m |
| 13 Oakleigh Wood, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Jan 2010 | €172,500 | 174 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 received17 November 2021
- Further information requested19 January 2022
- Further information received7 October 2022
- Decision due3 November 2022
- Decision issued3 November 2022
- Appeal submitted28 November 2022
- Appeal decided8 May 2024
- Permission expiry7 May 2029
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