New Line Road, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick
Installation of a standalone prefabricated building for pre-school and after-school childcare.
2460310 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 10 April 2024
- Reference
- 2460310
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 April 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes the installation of a standalone prefabricated building containing two classrooms and ancillary areas. It will be used for pre-school and after-school childcare on the site of an existing facility.
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Official record
Development description
The installation of a standalone prefabricated building comprising 2 no. Classrooms and ancillary areas to be used for pre-school and after-school childcare use including all associated site development works and connection to public services on the site of an existing childcare facility
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and enhancement of town/village centre core uses including a mix of retail, residential, commercial, civic and other uses.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Rathkeale Local Area Plan 2023-2029 (2023–2029). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballywilliam, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | May 2025 | €500,000 | 63 m |
| 51 Abbeycourt, Rathkeale, County Limerick | Apr 2025 | €66,625 | 186 m |
| Main Street, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick | Apr 2025 | €345,000 | 192 m |
| Upper Main Street, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | Jul 2025 | €287,000 | 221 m |
| Main Street, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | Jul 2025 | €430,000 | 227 m |
| 2 Wolfburgess Close, Lower Main Street, Rathkeale | Jul 2025 | €230,000 | 374 m |
| Lower Main Street, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick | Sept 2025 | €400,000 | 377 m |
| Lower Main St, Rathkeale, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €280,000 | 391 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 received10 April 2024
- Further information requested30 May 2024
- Further information received7 June 2024
- Decision due4 July 2024
- Decision issued26 June 2024
- Grant issued31 July 2024
- Permission expiry30 July 2029
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