Units 5 and 6 Limerick One Shopping Park, Childers Road, Limerick.
Amalgamation of Unit 6 into Dunnes Stores at Limerick One Shopping Park.
24476 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 19 December 2024
- Reference
- 24476
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 December 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal seeks a change of use of Unit 6 from a retail warehouse to open comparison retail to amalgamate it into Unit 5 (Dunnes Stores). This will increase the comparison sales area of Unit 5 by 645 square meters, involving the removal of the internal dividing wall.
- Floor area
- 645 m²
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 unit 6 from retail warehouse to open comparison retail and amalgamate the unit into unit 5 (dunnes stores) resulting in the increased comparison sales area of unit 5 from 2,447 sqm to 3,092 sqm (uplift of 645 sqm). The access doors of unit 6 will remain in place but will be closed. Access by the general public to the proposed amalgamated unit would be via the existing dunnes stores access in unit
- All works associated with the proposed development including the removal of the internal dividing wall
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for retail warehouse development.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Castletroy View, Singland, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €352,500 | 218 m |
| 49 Glenbrook, Old Singland Rd, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €375,000 | 279 m |
| 10 Glenbrook, Old Singland Rd, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €386,500 | 288 m |
| 120 Glenbrook, Old Singland Rd, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €390,000 | 309 m |
| Sandybrook House, Singland Rd, Ballysimon | May 2026 | €800,000 | 333 m |
| 62 Carn Na Ree, Old Singland Rd, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €370,000 | 352 m |
| 49 Lynwood Park, St Patricks Road, Limericknot full market price | Jun 2025 | €125,000 | 367 m |
| 37 Lynwood Park, St Patricks Rd, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €280,000 | 392 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 received19 December 2024
- Decision due21 February 2025
- Decision issued18 February 2025
- Appeal submitted14 March 2025
- Appeal decided17 June 2025
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