Ardcost 10 Springfield Dr, Dooradoyle, Limerick
Widening of driveway access, garage conversion to storage and sauna, and a new single-storey rear extension.
2560436 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 12 May 2025
- Reference
- 2560436
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission to widen the existing front vehicular access and dish the grass verge. It also proposes converting the existing garage into storage and a sauna, installing a new flat roof with a rooflight, and building a single-storey flat-roof extension to the rear.
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Official record
Development description
Widening of existing front vehicular access, including additional dishing of the grass verge to the front of the house; conversion of existing garage to provide storage and sauna; installation of a new increased-height flat roof with rooflight to the side at ground floor level; and construction of a new single-storey flat-roof extension to the rear
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Carraig Drive, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €335,000 | 40 m |
| 22 Springfield Dr, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €540,000 | 44 m |
| 19 Springfield Dr, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €415,000 | 49 m |
| 11 Carrig Drive, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €365,000 | 72 m |
| 26 Carrig Dr, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €375,000 | 79 m |
| 190 Dooradoyle Park, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €275,000 | 111 m |
| 188 Dooradoyle Pk, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €180,000 | 117 m |
| 171 Dooradoyle Park, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €310,000 | 136 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 received12 May 2025
- Further information requested20 June 2025
- Further information received26 June 2025
- Decision due23 July 2025
- Decision issued2 July 2025
- Grant issued8 August 2025
- Permission expiry7 August 2030
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
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- Granted130 m away
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2360849LimerickLodged 20 Nov 2023Retention
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2359LimerickLodged 31 Jan 2023Retention
- Granted130 m away
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