Hollow Tree House, Iona Drive, North Circular Road Limerick.
Retention of a rear granny flat extension and permission to replace a side sunroom with an office and widen the driveway entrance.
2560210 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 14 March 2025
- Reference
- 2560210
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 14 March 2025
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 60.99 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for a single-storey rear extension used as a granny flat. It also seeks permission to remove a side sunroom, construct a replacement office room, and widen the existing vehicular entrance.
- Storey
- 1
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Official record
Development description
(1) the single storey extension to the rear of the existing house to be used as a granny flat and (2) the removal of the sun room to the side of the existing house & the construction of a replacement office room in its place at hollow tree house, iona drive, north circular road, limerick. Planning permission is sought for the widening of the existing vehicular entrance
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 4 St Luas, Iona Dr, North Circular Rd | Jan 2026 | €365,000 | 115 m |
| Soubirous, Iona Dr, North Circular Rd | May 2025 | €453,000 | 146 m |
| 44 Highfield, Ennis Rd, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €410,000 | 223 m |
| 46 Highfield, Ennis Road, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €502,500 | 243 m |
| 19 Sunville, North Circular Road, Limerick City | Aug 2025 | €465,000 | 246 m |
| 48 Highfield, Ennis Rd, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €450,000 | 262 m |
| 18 Westfield Park, North Circular Road, Limerick | Feb 2025 | €395,000 | 268 m |
| 35 Highfield, Ennis Rd, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €450,000 | 273 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 received14 March 2025
- Decision due8 May 2025
- Decision issued6 May 2025
- Grant issued9 June 2025
- Permission expiry8 June 2030
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