The Square Coolaboy, Dromcolliher, Co. Limerick
Conversion of a former nursing home into a guesthouse and two apartments, including partial demolition.
22885 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 11 August 2022
- Reference
- 22885
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 August 2022
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 297.4 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting a former nursing home in Dromcolliher. One rear building will be demolished to improve light, another rear building will be converted into two apartments, and the front building will be reconstructed as a guesthouse.
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 variation in the use of a existing nursing home which contains two existing dwelling units at the rear and a partially demolished building to the front. Permission is being sought for the demolition of one of the two existing buildings to the rear to allow access and sunlight into the proposed developments. The second building to the rear will be converted into 2nr apartments. Permission is also being sought for the reconstruction of the front building into a proposed guesthouse. The demolished front building will be constructed to reconstitute the street façade and provision of access way to allow access to rear car park and to allow access to emergency services(fire services)
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Road, Main Street, Dromcollogher | Jan 2025 | €90,000 | 70 m |
| The Square, Dromcollogher, Co Limerick | Mar 2025 | €80,000 | 96 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 received11 August 2022
- Further information requested4 October 2022
- Further information received28 March 2023
- Decision due24 April 2023
- Decision issued24 April 2023
- Grant issued29 May 2023
- Permission expiry28 May 2028
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16117LimerickLodged 18 Feb 2016Commercial
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16324LimerickLodged 18 Apr 2016Alterations
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20490LimerickLodged 10 Jun 2020Alterations
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17320LimerickLodged 13 Apr 2017Extension
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