Unit H1, Eastway Business Park, Ballysimon Road Limerick
Change of use from a children's activity centre to light industrial warehousing with offices.
2460209 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 11 March 2024
- Reference
- 2460209
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 March 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of the ground floor from a children's activity centre to light industrial warehousing. It will also include a ground floor showroom, new first-floor offices, new windows, and signage.
- Storeys
- 2
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 development that will consist of: a change of use of the ground floor area from a children’s activity centre to light industrial warehousing to include a ground floor showroom and new first floor level offices. New windows and signage to the front and side elevations and all ancillary site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve general enterprise, employment, business and commercial activities.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Derrynane, Old Cork Rd, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €380,000 | 385 m |
| 22 The Crescent, Ros Mor, Kilmallock Road | Jun 2026 | €140,000 | 417 m |
| 22 Willow Grove Old, Cork Rd, Limerick | May 2026 | €285,000 | 429 m |
| 1-15 Ballysimon Road, Ballysimon, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €5,293,733 | 457 m |
| 19 Butterfield, Old Cork Rd, Limerick | May 2026 | €310,000 | 459 m |
| 42 The Woods, Ros Mor, Crossagalla | Mar 2025 | €400,000 | 480 m |
| 70 Derrynane, Old Cork Road, Limerick | Jan 2025 | €327,000 | 480 m |
| 62 The Park, Rosmor, Old Cork Rd | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 490 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 March 2024
- Decision due5 May 2024
- Decision issued3 May 2024
- Grant issued5 June 2024
- Permission expiry4 June 2029
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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