Unit 3, Grove Island, Corbally Co. Limerick
Change of use from a former hardware store to a takeaway restaurant in Corbally.
2560832 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 21 August 2025
- Reference
- 2560832
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 August 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to convert an existing commercial unit from its former use as a hardware store into a takeaway restaurant, including all associated site works.
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
A change of use of the existing premises from a former hardware store to a takeaway restaurant, together with all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide local centre facilities to serve the needs of new/existing neighbourhoods and residential areas.”
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 Grove Island Student Village, Limerick, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €185,000 | 67 m |
| Apt 3, Grove Island Student Village, Corbally | Aug 2025 | €185,000 | 67 m |
| Apt 2, Grove Island Student Village, Grove Island | Aug 2025 | €185,000 | 67 m |
| 19 Grove Island, Corbally, Limerick | May 2025 | €220,000 | 67 m |
| 8 Grove Island, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €175,000 | 92 m |
| 23 Fishermans Quay, Grove Island, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €185,000 | 115 m |
| 37 Fishermans Quay, Grove Island, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €241,000 | 130 m |
| 55 Fisherman's Quay, Grove Island, Corbally | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 152 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 received21 August 2025
- Decision due15 October 2025
- Decision issued15 October 2025
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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- Granted150 m away
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- Granted150 m away
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- Granted160 m away
Two temporary classrooms and associated site works
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19652LimerickLodged 2 Jul 2019Commercial
- Granted200 m away
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