Ground floor Retail Unit 8B2 & the First floor former Language School Unit, Parkway Shopping Centre, Dublin Road Limerick
Change of use and amalgamation of a vacant retail unit and a former language school into a gym at Parkway Shopping Centre.
2560231 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 21 March 2025
- Reference
- 2560231
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 March 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to combine a vacant ground floor retail unit and a vacant first floor former language school into a single gym. The works will include internal alterations, external changes to the elevations, a new front door, and new illuminated signage.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
The change of use and amalgamation of the existing vacant ground floor retail unit 8b2 and existing vacant first floor former language school unit and associated 3no. Stair cores at ground floor to gym use with internal alterations to the layout to accommodate the proposed change of use; external alterations to the elevations including provision of a new front door on the north elevation; new illuminated signage to the north and east elevations and all associated site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for a mixture of retail, residential, commercial, civic and other uses.”
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.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Shannon View Terrace, Dublin Rd, Limerick | Jul 2026 | €230,000 | 52 m |
| 5 Clareview Avenue, Dublin Road, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €287,500 | 215 m |
| 51 Norwood Park, Singland, Limerick | Jan 2026 | €300,000 | 222 m |
| 6 Crannog, Dublin Rd, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €290,000 | 274 m |
| 7 Hillcroft, St Patricks Rd, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €194,708 | 306 m |
| 1 Rhebogue Hill, Rhebogue, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €523,000 | 323 m |
| 99 Norwood Park, Singland, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €295,000 | 324 m |
| 19 River Rd, Rhebogue, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €370,000 | 330 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received21 March 2025
- Further information requested14 May 2025
- Further information received20 June 2025
- Decision due17 July 2025
- Decision issued17 July 2025
- Grant issued20 August 2025
- Permission expiry19 August 2030
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