Knockfenora, Bruree, Co. Limerick.
Construction of a new food production factory in Bruree.
2461240 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 11 December 2024
- Reference
- 2461240
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 December 2024
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a new food production factory. The ground floor will feature offices, product testing, production, fridge, packaging, and storage areas, while the first floor will contain a sales office and additional production storage.
- 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
A new food production factory. The ground floor will include: a new entrance, reception/office, entrance hall, toilets, staff room, product testing room, production area, fridge room, ingredients and packaging areas, pallet store, transpost office, deliveries, maintenance shed, boiler house, bunded storage tanks, staff and visitor parking and connection to the existing foul and stormwater systems. The first floor will include: sales office, stair shaft, toilet, production area store
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Gardenfield, Bruree, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €162,465 | 199 m |
| 2 Railway Mews, Main St, Bruree | Nov 2025 | €180,000 | 242 m |
| Mill St, Bruree, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €140,000 | 299 m |
| 14 Toormore, Bruree, Co Limerick | May 2026 | €245,000 | 332 m |
| No 2 Toormore, Railway Road, Bruee | Oct 2025 | €241,000 | 344 m |
| 1 St Munchins Tce, Bruree, Limerick | Feb 2025 | €125,000 | 375 m |
| Huntmans Lodge, Railway Rd, Bruree | Dec 2025 | €320,000 | 401 m |
| Huntmans Lodge, Railway Rd, Bruree | Mar 2025 | €200,000 | 401 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 December 2024
- Further information requested10 February 2025
- Further information received26 June 2025
- Decision due23 July 2025
- Decision issued23 July 2025
- Grant issued26 August 2025
- Permission expiry25 August 2030
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