Caherdavin Shopping Centre, Derravarragh Road/Ennis Road, Shannabooly
Construction of a three-storey commercial and residential building, and a vertical extension to add apartments to an existing building.
2460449 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 13 May 2024
- Reference
- 2460449
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 13 May 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at Caherdavin Shopping Centre, Limerick, involves constructing a new three-storey building with a ground-floor medical centre and café, and 8 apartments above. It also includes adding a second-storey extension to an adjacent building to create 3 new apartments, along with a linking external stairwell.
- Residential units
- 11
- Storeys
- 3
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
(a) construction of a new three storey building, with a commercial aspect on the ground floor consisting of a medical centre and café, and residential aspect on the upper two storeys consisting of 8 no. New apartments; (b) vertical extension of the adjacent existing two storey building in order to create an additional residential aspect on a new second storey consisting of 3 no. New apartments, along with elevational changes to the existing building; (c) construction of a new external stairwell and pedestrian access which shall link the proposed and existing buildings; (d) alterations to the existing site entrance and ancillary parking area; (e) all associated site works and services
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78 Sheelin Rd, Caherdavin, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €315,000 | 150 m |
| Suaimhneas, 40 Meadow Springs, Clareview | Aug 2025 | €285,000 | 166 m |
| 47 Caragh Ave, Caherdavin, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €320,000 | 172 m |
| 41 Carragh Avenue, Caherdavin Park, Limerick | Jul 2026 | €373,000 | 195 m |
| 5 Clonmacken Court, Clonmacken, Ennis Rd | Dec 2025 | €225,000 | 212 m |
| 23 Maple Drive, Caherdavin Lawn, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €285,000 | 212 m |
| 125 Sheelin Rd, Caherdavin Park, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €295,000 | 213 m |
| 7 Clonmacken Court, Ennis Rd, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 226 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 received13 May 2024
- Decision due7 July 2024
- Application withdrawn5 July 2024
In the area
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- Granted100 m away
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