35 Northtown Shopping Centre, Ennis Road, Limerick
Change of use from financial services to a licensed restaurant and café.
2360882 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 30 November 2023
- Reference
- 2360882
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 November 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe development proposes a change of use for an existing unit at Northtown Shopping Centre from financial services to a licensed restaurant and café with food for consumption on and off the premises. The works also include alterations to the windows on the front and side shopfront facades.
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
- The change of use of existing unit from financial services ( class
- To licensed restaurant / café with food for consumption on and off the premises, alterations to windows to existing shopfront facades to both front & side elevations together with all associated site works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 St James Court, Ennis Rd, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €515,000 | 69 m |
| 7 St James Court, Ennis Rd, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €445,000 | 77 m |
| 4 Knockhill, Ennis Rd, Limericknot full market price | Mar 2025 | €230,000 | 117 m |
| Rosewood Cottage, Windsor, Coolraine | Aug 2025 | €310,000 | 151 m |
| 30 Highfield, Ennis Rd, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €400,000 | 163 m |
| 28 Highfield, Ennis Road, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €455,000 | 167 m |
| 2 Highfield, Ennis Rd, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €475,000 | 186 m |
| 33 Ashbrook Grove, Ennis Road, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €471,500 | 189 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 received30 November 2023
- Further information requested26 January 2024
- Further information received23 June 2024
- Decision due20 July 2024
- Decision issued19 July 2024
- Grant issued21 August 2024
- Permission expiry20 August 2029
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