11 Main Street, Adare, Co. Limerick
Conversion of a restaurant in Adare to a ground floor retail unit and a first floor apartment.
22675 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 15 June 2022
- Reference
- 22675
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 June 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis protected structure in an Architectural Conservation Area will undergo demolition of rear extensions, construction of a front single-storey extension and a rear two-storey extension, and internal alterations to accommodate retail and residential uses.
- Residential unit
- 1
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
A change of use of the existing property from a restaurant to a ground floor retail unit and a residential apartment at first floor. Permission for the demolition of a single storey and two storey extensions to the rear, construction of a single storey extension to the front and a two storey extension to the rear comprising retail on the ground floor and a new first floor apartment, internal alterations, upgrading and repair works, installation of new services and ancillary works. This is a protected structure rps ref. 858 known as 'wild geese restaurant' and is in an architectural conservation area
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and enhancement of town/village centre core uses including a mix of retail, residential, commercial, civic and other uses.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Adare Local Area Plan 2024-2030 (2024–2030). 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 planPreviously zoned
- Town Centre · 2015–2024 plan
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballylogue Cottage, Askeaton, Co Limerick | Feb 2026 | €197,000 | 312 m |
| Mountview Cottage Kilmacanerla, Kilfinny, Adare | Jan 2025 | €110,000 | 377 m |
| 9 The Demense, Adare, Co Limerick | Dec 2025 | €2,500,000 | 402 m |
| Rathkeale Rd, Adare, Limerick | Feb 2025 | €150,000 | 420 m |
| Rathkeale Rd, Adare, Limerick | Feb 2025 | €1,100,000 | 420 m |
| Apt 1, Rathkeale Rd, Adare | Feb 2025 | €175,000 | 435 m |
| 18 The Cottages, Rathkeale Road, Adare | Apr 2026 | €390,000 | 454 m |
| 63 Abbey View, Adare, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €550,000 | 480 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 received15 June 2022
- Further information requested5 August 2022
- Further information received9 January 2023
- Decision due5 February 2023
- Decision issued2 February 2023
- Grant issued8 March 2023
- Permission expiry7 March 2028
In the area
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