River Maigue Railway Bridge and Level Crossing on L1423 Ardshanbally, Islandea, Adare
Height raising works to the River Maigue Railway Bridge, former station platform, and associated roadworks.
23201 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 12 April 2023
- Reference
- 23201
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 April 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves raising the height of the River Maigue Railway Bridge and the former Adare Railway Station platform, both of which are protected structures. Works also include associated roadworks, level crossing works, and raising the adjacent railway embankments.
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Official record
Development description
The development that consists of: works to raise the height of the river maigue railway bridge, the former adare railway station platform and associated roadworks and level crossing works. The works shall include: (a) river maigue railway bridge - increase height of existing bridge a protected structure, including alterations to the existing abutments, piers and adjacent existing railway embankments, (b) former adare railway station platform - increase the level of part of the existing platform associated with former adare railway station a protected structure, to match new height of the river maigue railway bridge, including provision of retaining wall, timber fencing, security fencing, drainage channel and retention of original copping stones, (c) road lift - alterations to existing road l1423, a former canal, to raise the road and railway level crossing to match new level of the river maigue railway bridge, including reconstruction of the road, footpath, kerbs and walls, installation of retaining walls, road restraint system, road drainage and line marking, (d) railway embankment - increase height of existing railway embankments to match new level of the river maigue railway bridge and level crossing including installation of retaining walls and alterations to existing railway embankments, (e) railway level crossing - installation of signage, barriers, traffic guidance signage, road traffic lights, line marking, relocatable electrical building and associated fencing, (f) quay interface - alterations to existing car park and former quay a protected structure and car park, including alteration to existing height restriction barriers, provision of new kerbs and footpath, resurfacing of level from road into carpark and installation of new infrastructure for public lighting, line marking and drainage. The river maigue railway bridge is a protected structure. This planning application is accompanied by an environmental impact assessment screening report and a natura impact statement
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Station House, Station Rd, Adare | Oct 2025 | €2,000,000 | 94 m |
| 7 Manor Court, Adare, Limerick | May 2025 | €400,000 | 215 m |
| 63 Abbey View, Adare, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €550,000 | 486 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 received12 April 2023
- Further information requested2 June 2023
- Further information received4 July 2023
- Decision due28 August 2023
- Decision issued28 August 2023
- Appeal submitted22 September 2023
- Appeal decided2 October 2024
- Permission expiry1 October 2029
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