Rosebowl, John Carew Park, Limerick
Installation of a temporary shipping container as a changing room facility for Southend United AFC.
21834 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 14 June 2021
- Reference
- 21834
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 June 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for a temporary, up-cycled, pre-fabricated painted shipping container to serve as a changing room facility. It will be located on the northern boundary of Southend United AFC on council-owned lands.
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 installation of a temporary up-cycled pre-fabricated painted shipping container accommodating a changing room facility to the northern boundary of southend united afc on lands in the ownership of limerick city and county council. The temporary container will internally house timber perimeter benching and clothes hangers and will be supported on pad foundations
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide for and improve open space, active and passive recreational amenities.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Rathbane Terrace, Crew Park, Southill | Oct 2025 | €200,000 | 106 m |
| 13 Donoughmore Crescent, Kincora Park, Southill | Feb 2025 | €140,000 | 228 m |
| Ardeevin, Clansfort Terrace, Janesboro | Aug 2025 | €270,000 | 335 m |
| Roseville, Janesboro, Limericknot full market price | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 365 m |
| 2 The Oaks, Odonoghue Ave, Janesboro | Jan 2026 | €305,000 | 378 m |
| 19 Rosecourt, Keyes Park, Southill | Feb 2025 | €105,000 | 391 m |
| 10 Mcdonagh Ave, Janesboro, Limerick | May 2025 | €218,000 | 421 m |
| 24 Rosecourt, Keyes Park, Limericknot full market price | Dec 2025 | €110,000 | 422 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 received14 June 2021
- Further information requested5 August 2021
- Further information received14 September 2021
- Decision due11 October 2021
- Decision issued7 October 2021
- Grant issued12 November 2021
- Permission expiry11 November 2026
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