Junction of Cross Road & New Road, Thomondgate, Limerick
Extension of an apartment building to add one new unit, demolition of outbuildings, and construction of a new semi-detached building.
2560001 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 3 January 2025
- Reference
- 2560001
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 3 January 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will modify and extend an existing 4-unit apartment building to increase its capacity to 5 apartments. It also includes the demolition of existing outbuildings and the construction of a new building that will semi-detach to an adjacent property.
- Residential unit
- 1
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
The following: (a) modify, alter and extend an existing (4 unit) apartment building thereby increasing its capacity by 1 no. Additional apartment dwellings (to 5 no. Apartments in total), (b) permission is also sought to demolish existing outbuildings. (c) permission is sought for the construction of a new building which will semi-detach to an adjacent neighbouring building (d) permission for new boundaries, private amenity spaces, bin storage, bike storage, pedestrian entrance access, connections to public services including all associated site development 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 O'dwyer Villas, Thomondgate, Limericknot full market price | Sept 2025 | €84,090 | 34 m |
| 28 O'dwyers Villas, Thomandgate, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €180,000 | 99 m |
| 24 Canon Breen Park, Thomondgate, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €195,000 | 104 m |
| 32 Odwyer Villas, Thomondgate, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €245,000 | 110 m |
| 33 Odwyers Villas, Thomondgate, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 114 m |
| 43 Canon Breen Park, Thomondgate, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €124,000 | 124 m |
| 51 O'dwyer Villas, Thomondgate, Limerick | Jan 2026 | €248,000 | 155 m |
| 4 Treaty Terrace, Thomondgate, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €256,000 | 227 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 received3 January 2025
- Further information requested26 February 2025
- Further information received8 October 2025
- Decision due4 November 2025
- Decision issued30 October 2025
- Grant issued3 December 2025
- Permission expiry2 December 2030
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