Unit 3 and First Floor Unit 5, Newtown Centre, Castletroy Co. Limerick.
Change of use of a retail unit and office space in Castletroy to a veterinary clinic.
2519 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 27 January 2025
- Reference
- 2519
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 January 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting a ground floor retail unit and a first-floor office space into a veterinary clinic. It includes installing an external lift on the southern elevation, adding external signage, and removing two car parking spaces to facilitate lift access.
- 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
Change of use from existing retail to veterinary clinic consulting rooms, reception and isolation room at ground floor unit 3, change of use from office use to veterinary clinic to first floor unit 5, external lift to southern elevation to facilitate first floor unit 5, external signage to unit 3 and unit 5, removal of 2 no. Car parking spaces to facilitate lift access and associated site works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Newtown Mews, Annacotty, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €230,000 | 107 m |
| 20 Newtown Mews, Annacotty, Limerick | May 2025 | €340,000 | 112 m |
| 31 Castlemara, Annacotty, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €389,000 | 133 m |
| 14 Newtown Mews, Annacotty, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €310,000 | 146 m |
| 45 Glenside, Annacotty, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €485,000 | 182 m |
| 20 Castlemara, Annacotty, Limerick | Jun 2026 | €376,000 | 185 m |
| 18 Castlemara, Annacotty, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €405,000 | 192 m |
| 88 Newtown Park, Castletroy, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €475,000 | 195 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 received27 January 2025
- Decision due23 March 2025
- Decision issued18 March 2025
- Grant issued22 April 2025
- Permission expiry21 April 2030
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