Jack O' Rourke's Pub The Square, Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick
Conversion of Jack O' Rourke's Pub in Abbeyfeale into six apartments.
2560873 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 29 August 2025
- Reference
- 2560873
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 August 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert a former public house and hostel, which is a protected structure, into residential use. The development will consist of five 1-bedroom apartments and one 3-bedroom apartment, including elevational changes, car and bicycle parking, and bin storage.
- Residential units
- 6
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
Change of use of former public house and ancillary hostel accommodation to residential use consisting of 5 no. 1-bedroom apartments, 1 no. 3-bedroom apartment, elevational changes to the existing building, and all associated site works to include car parking, bicycle parking, bin storage, erection of walls to private amenity spaces, and connection to all existing public utility services this is a protected structure (p. P. S 796)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and enhancement of town/village centre core uses including a mix of retail, residential, commercial, civic and other uses.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Abbeyfeale Local Area PLan 2023-2029 (2023–2029). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Square, Abbeyfeale, Co Limerick | Jun 2025 | €100,000 | 34 m |
| 7 Old Church Road, Abbeyfeale, Co Limerick | Jun 2026 | €130,000 | 132 m |
| 11 Colbert Terrace, Abbeyfeale, Co Limerick | Jun 2026 | €54,000 | 253 m |
| Kerry Rd, Abbeyfeale, Limerick | Feb 2025 | €55,000 | 276 m |
| Kerry Road, Abbeyfeale, Co Limerick | Jun 2025 | €15,000 | 282 m |
| New St, Abbeyfeale, Limerick | May 2025 | €167,500 | 372 m |
| Hill Rd, Abbeyfeale, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €415,000 | 387 m |
| New Street, Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick | Nov 2025 | €150,000 | 411 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 received29 August 2025
- Further information requested22 October 2025
- Further information received10 March 2026
- Decision due6 April 2026
- Decision issued2 April 2026
- Grant issued11 May 2026
- Permission expiry10 May 2031
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