Rathronan, Athea, Co. Limerick
Construction of a new community park in Athea with a playground, mini playing pitch, and car park.
24114 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 27 March 2024
- Reference
- 24114
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 March 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves building a community park featuring a children's playground with a sensory area and an all-weather mini playing surface. It will also include a car park, a walking route with bollard lighting, a utility building, and a timber gazebo.
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 construction of a community park, consisting of a children's playground with sensory area, an all-weather mini playing surface, car park with splayed entrance, walking route with 1100mm high bollard lighting, a utility building comprising kitchenette, wheelchair accessible wc, and grounds maintenance storage, timber structure gazebo, and all associated ancillary site works
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athea, Limerick, Limerick | Jan 2026 | €190,000 | 93 m |
| Gortnagross, Athea, Co Limerick | Jul 2025 | €145,000 | 106 m |
| Gortnagross, Atheaprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €415,000 | 224 m |
| Gortnagross, Athea, County Limerick | May 2025 | €50,000 | 224 m |
| Templeathea, Athea, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €250,000 | 224 m |
| Gortnagross, Athea, Co. Limerickprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €345,815 | 224 m |
| Carrigkerry, Athea, Co Limerick | Oct 2025 | €150,000 | 224 m |
| 1 Knockfinisk, Athea, Co Limerick | Apr 2026 | €150,000 | 224 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received27 March 2024
- Further information requested20 May 2024
- Further information received11 February 2025
- Decision due10 March 2025
- Decision issued10 March 2025
- Grant issued11 April 2025
- Permission expiry10 April 2030
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