Former Greenpark Racecourse, Dock Road, Limerick
Construction of a new indoor padel court facility at the former Greenpark Racecourse.
2560199 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 11 March 2025
- Reference
- 2560199
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 March 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will consist of a single-level indoor padel court facility measuring approximately 1,434 square meters. It will include four padel courts, changing rooms, toilets, staff facilities, and associated site works.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 1,434 m²
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 provision of a new single level indoor padel court facility (c. 1,434sqm), with a maximum height of c. 11m (including 4 no. Padel courts, changing rooms, toilets, and staff facilities); provision of new pedestrian and cyclist access points to subject site from link road to the north-east and existing car park to the north-west; amalgamation of 2 no. Car parking spaces to provide 1 no. Universally accessible car parking space; bicycle parking; site lighting; signage zones; suds; external plant including below ground proprietary pumping station; piped infrastructure and ducting; changes in levels; hard and soft landscaping; boundary treatment; and all associated site development works above and below ground
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide for and improve open space, active and passive recreational amenities.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 The Paddocks, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €405,286 | 235 m |
| 6 The Paddocks, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €405,286 | 239 m |
| 17 The Paddocks, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €342,731 | 289 m |
| 21 The Paddocks, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €392,100 | 289 m |
| 2 Hugh's Lane, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €351,542 | 289 m |
| 22 The Paddocks, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €392,070 | 289 m |
| 19 The Paddocks, Greenpark Roadprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €389,427 | 289 m |
| 9 The Paddocks, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €387,665 | 289 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 March 2025
- Further information requested2 May 2025
- Application withdrawn25 November 2025
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