GrantedCommercialDecided 14 September 2021

McDonalds Restaurant, Castletroy Shopping Centre, Dublin Road Co. Limerick

Upgrades to McDonald's drive-thru to create a two-lane system, store extensions, and roof height increase.

21586 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 4 May 2021

Reference: 21586
Authority: Limerick County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 4 May 2021

Summary

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The development includes replacing the existing single drive-thru lane with a two-lane side-by-side arrangement, removing 10 car parking spaces, and relocating accessible spaces. It also involves extensions to the food store and freezer areas, new drive-thru booth windows, a new entrance lobby, and raising the roof height by 300mm.

Commercialrestaurantdrive thruextension

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Official record

Development description

The removal of the existing corral(42.7sqm) and corridor area(18.8sqm) and their replacement with a new smaller corral(31sqm) and food store(12.5sqm), an extension to the food store/freezer area(4.8sqm) on the northern elevation, 2 no. New glazed drive thru booth windows along the northern elevation, a new entrance lobby on the eastern elevation with a new sliding entrance door with decal at 900mm and 1500mm centres, material amendments to the roof including the provision of a full composite louvre over-clad in aluminium reynobond, increasing the height of the building by 300mm, new elevational signage, new drive thru signage, structures and road markings, and all associated works. The proposed development also includes the replacement of the existing single drive thru lane with a 2 no. Lane side-by-side arrangement with associated signage and menu boards, digital window poster, directional road marking, the relocation of a gallows height restrictor and the removal of 10 no. Existing car parking spaces to facilitate the new drive thru arrangement, and the relocation of 2 no. Accessible car parking spaces adjacent to the eastern boundary of the subject site

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

District CentreDC

“To provide for a mixture of retail, residential, commercial, civic and other uses.”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
7 The Paddocks, Briarfield, Castletroy	Dec 2025	€255,000	128 m
No 7 The Paddocks, Greenpark, Limerick Cityprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€405,286	128 m
14 The Paddocks, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€392,070	142 m
15 The Paddocks, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€334,802	144 m
2 The Hawthorns, Brierfield, Castletroy	Jun 2026	€500,000	145 m
159 The Meadows, Castletroyprice excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€351,982	174 m
3 The Paddocks, Greenpark, Limerick Cityprice excludes VAT	Feb 2026	€307,489	176 m
4 The Conifers, Briarfield, Castletroy	Dec 2025	€380,000	185 m

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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

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Application received4 May 2021
Further information requested25 June 2021
Further information received18 August 2021
Decision due14 September 2021
Decision issued14 September 2021
Grant issued21 October 2021
Permission expiry20 October 2026

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