17 Lifford Park, South Circular Road, Limerick.
Demolition of an existing house to build two new detached houses with solar panels in Limerick.
25353 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 29 October 2025
- Reference
- 25353
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 October 2025
- Residential units
- 2
- Floor area
- 373.4 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of the existing dwelling and the construction of two new detached houses. Each house will feature roof-mounted solar panels, a garden shed, and new or existing vehicular access.
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
Demolition of dwelling and construction of two detached dwellings, connect foul and storm sewers from each dwelling to the respective sewers on the road, form a vehicular entrance for one dwelling (one vehicular entrance already exists), fit solar panels front and back on the roof of both houses, build a shed on each site and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for residential development, protect and improve existing residential amenity.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Lifford Park, Circular Rd, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €310,000 | 51 m |
| Oaklands, South Circular Rd, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €530,000 | 96 m |
| St Philomenas, 21 Southville Gardens, Ballinacurra | May 2025 | €345,000 | 114 m |
| 26 Lifford Gardens, Ballinacurra, Limerick | Jun 2026 | €363,000 | 117 m |
| 13 Southville Gardens, Ballinacurra Road, Limerick | Jul 2026 | €405,000 | 121 m |
| St Endas, South Circular Rd, Limerick | Jan 2026 | €525,000 | 142 m |
| Roncalli, 24 Lifford Gardens, Ballinacurra | Dec 2025 | €423,000 | 149 m |
| 2 St Marys Tce, Ballinacurra, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €300,000 | 163 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 received29 October 2025
- Further information requested12 December 2025
- Further information received11 February 2026
- Decision due24 March 2026
- Decision issued11 March 2026
- Grant issued15 April 2026
- Permission expiry14 April 2031
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