Childers Road Lidl Licenced Foodstore, Childers Road Rossbrien Road, Limerick City
Internal reconfiguration of Lidl on Childers Road to expand the retail area and add a Deposit Return Scheme facility.
22696 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 21 June 2022
- Reference
- 22696
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 June 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the internal reconfiguration of the existing Lidl store to increase the net retail sales area from 1,002 sqm to 1,672 sqm. It also includes constructing a new storage area for Deposit Return Scheme facilities and relocating staff offices.
- Floor area
- 670 m²
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
Development comprising the internal reconfiguration of the existing lidl childers road licenced discount foodstore (permitted under limerick city and county council reg. Ref. No. 16/44 and an bord pleanála pl91.247323) to facilitate storage area for new deposit return scheme facilities and an increased net retail sales area from 1,002 sq m to 1,672 sq m, all at a site of approximately 0.2646 ha. The proposed internal reconfiguration will consist of: removal of existing customer lobby, customer toilets, staff meeting room, staff lobby, operations office, and the construction of a new storage area for deposit return scheme facilities, relocated operations office and staff meeting room (with new external window along eastern elevation) within the existing secure storage area; and removal of internal partition walls between existing storage areas, training area, and existing retail sales area, and extending the existing retail sales area into the storage areas and training area, resulting in an increase in the net retail sales area from 1,002 sq m to 1,672 sq m (increase in 670 sq m from that as permitted)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dun Aongus, Rosbrien Rd, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €492,000 | 118 m |
| 54 Oakview Dr, Ballinacurra, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €269,000 | 158 m |
| 71 Oakview Dr, Ballinacurra, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €338,750 | 162 m |
| Knock Grena, Ballinacurra Rd, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €392,050 | 183 m |
| 26 Oakview Dr, Ballinacurra, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €245,000 | 197 m |
| 2 St Marys Tce, Ballinacurra, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €300,000 | 205 m |
| 1 Oakville Terrace, New St, Limerick | Feb 2025 | €570,000 | 243 m |
| 1 Mount Park, New St, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €475,000 | 245 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 received21 June 2022
- Decision due15 August 2022
- Decision issued12 August 2022
- Appeal submitted7 September 2022
- Appeal decided29 January 2024
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