Barrysfarm, Emly Road, Hospital Co. Limerick
Conversion of a former creamery building into a live-work unit with office and living space.
22472 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 28 April 2022
- Reference
- 22472
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 April 2022
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of a former creamery building into a live-work unit containing an office and living accommodation. The project includes internal wall construction, external elevation alterations, a new vehicular entrance, and the relocation of a field access gate.
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Official record
Development description
(a) change of use of former creamery building to a live-work unit, (b) construction of internal walls to form layout for the live-work unit consisting of office with living accommodation, (c) external alterations to elevations to include change of one existing window to an external door and addition of new window in the roadside elevation, (d) construction of a new vehicular entrance, (e) site boundaries, (f) relocation of existing field access gate together with (g) all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve general enterprise, employment, business and commercial activities.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emly Rd, Hospital, Limerick | May 2026 | €275,000 | 100 m |
| 8 Emly Rd, Hospital, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €128,000 | 137 m |
| 33 Glenview Drive, Hospitalnot full market price | Feb 2025 | €99,000 | 207 m |
| 19 Cluain Fionse, Hospital, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €285,000 | 227 m |
| 1c Luain Foinse, Barrysfarm, Hospital | Jun 2025 | €400,000 | 229 m |
| 20 Cluain Foinse, Barrys Farm, Hospital | Apr 2025 | €291,000 | 233 m |
| 11 Cluain Foinse, Emly Rd, Hospital | Mar 2025 | €350,000 | 265 m |
| 5 Galtee View, Hospital, Kilmallock | Oct 2025 | €272,000 | 329 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 received28 April 2022
- Further information requested16 June 2022
- Further information received15 August 2022
- Decision due11 September 2022
- Decision issued7 September 2022
- Grant issued11 October 2022
- Permission expiry10 October 2027
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