Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedChange of useDecided 20 September 2022

Coonagh Cross Shopping Centre Retail & Entertainment Park, Clondrinagh & Clonconane, Ennis Road

Extension of duration for converting shopping centre retail space into an education and training facility.

227016 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 29 July 2022

Reference
227016
Authority
Limerick County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
EXTENSION OF DURATION
Received
29 July 2022

Summary

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This application seeks to extend the duration of permission for a major redevelopment at Coonagh Cross Shopping Centre. The project includes demolishing 95sqm of space and converting over 7,300sqm of unoccupied retail space into an education, training, and enterprise facility with an ancillary café.

Change of useeducationretailredevelopment
Floor area
10,179 m²

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Official record

Development description

Extension of permission for planning ref. 16/1 : the demolition of 95sqm. Of unoccupied floor space and the demolition of entrance structures and canopies; the change of use of unoccupied floor space (7,328sqm. ) (in addition to part of the existing car park) from retail and related used to education and training use with related ancillary enterprise and innovation uses and ancillary café use (140sqm. ). The development will also consist of the following: additional floor space at ground level (100sqm. ) and at first floor level, within the existing building envelope (2,751sqm. ) for education and training use with related ancillary enterprise and innovation uses; bike storage areas (58sqm. ); storage area (44sqm. ); elevational amendments, including new opes and signage; revised internal layouts; alterations to existing roof profile (without increasing the maximum height of the building); provision of roof plant; new service yard to the south; bus shelter; all hard and soft landscaping; revisions to existing car park; external lighting; boundary treatments; changes to levels; and all associated development above and below ground. The gross floor space of the new educational facility (including ancillary café use and external storage areas) will be 10,281sqm.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Education and Community FacilitiesCI
To protect and provide for educational, training and adult learning, community, healthcare, childcare, civic, religious and social infrastructure.

National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses

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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
58 Ferndale, Ennis Rd, LimerickMar 2026€405,000309 m
6 Ferndale, Ennis Rd, LimerickAug 2025€420,000400 m
80 Ferndale, Ennis Rd, LimerickJun 2025€422,000405 m
2 Ferndale, Ennis Rd, LimerickJul 2025€419,000438 m
20 Amharc Abhann, Knockhill, Ennis Roadprice excludes VATJun 2025€395,000465 m
5 Knock Hill, Ennis Rd, LimerickMar 2025€246,000487 m
35 Amharc Abhann, Knockhill, Ennis Roadprice excludes VATFeb 2025€440,528496 m
3 Meadow Close, Caherdavin Park, LimerickMar 2025€444,000499 m

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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

  1. Application received29 July 2022
  2. Decision due22 September 2022
  3. Decision issued20 September 2022
  4. Permission expiry8 July 2027

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