Shannonside Kitchens Site, St Nessans Road, Dooradoyle
Demolition of a retail building to build a five-storey block with 25 build-to-rent apartments and a ground-floor shop.
221107 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 14 October 2022
- Reference
- 221107
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 October 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves the demolition of an existing two-storey retail building and road boundary walls. In its place, a five-storey mixed-use block will be constructed, featuring one ground-floor retail unit and 25 build-to-rent apartments on the upper floors. The residential units will include private balconies, communal spaces, secure bicycle parking, and car parking.
- Residential units
- 25
- Storeys
- 5
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Official record
Development description
The (a) demolition of an existing 2 storey retail building & road boundary walls and (b) construction of a 5 storey mixed use development in one block with part ground floor commercial consisting of 1 no. Retail unit and the upper floors to consist of a build to rent (btr) residential development with a total of 25 no. Apartments (4 x no. Studio apartments, 10 x no. One bedroom apartments and 11 x no. Two bedroom apartments) all apartments provided with private balconies. Residential amenities within the btr development to include communal spaces on upper floors. The proposal will also incorporate on the ground floor a secure internal bicycle parking area, an esb sub-station, ancillary utility/services rooms, secure bin storage area, public lighting, car parking, connections to utilities and all associated engineering and site works necessary to facilitate the proposed development
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Crescent Court, St Nessans Road, Dooradoyle | Feb 2025 | €297,000 | 28 m |
| 17 Crescent Court, St Nessans Rd, Dooradoyle | Jan 2025 | €320,000 | 56 m |
| 39 Cois Luachra, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €345,000 | 90 m |
| 35 Cois Luachra, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €315,000 | 110 m |
| 76 Cois Luachra, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Jan 2025 | €300,000 | 115 m |
| 77 Cois Luachra, Dooradoyle, Limerick | May 2026 | €255,500 | 118 m |
| Graceton, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €413,000 | 130 m |
| 29 Cois Luachra, Dooradoyle Rd, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €343,000 | 140 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received14 October 2022
- Further information requested2 December 2022
- Further information received14 April 2023
- Decision due11 May 2023
- Decision issued11 May 2023
- Grant issued14 June 2023
- Permission expiry13 June 2028
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