Roxboro Shopping Centre, Roxborough Road, Roxborough Limerick.
Changes of use at Roxboro Shopping Centre to create a gym, a cafe, and amalgamated office space.
2560959 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 23 September 2025
- Reference
- 2560959
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for multiple changes of use within the shopping centre. This includes converting Unit 2A into a gym, Unit 28 into a cafe, and amalgamating Units 10 through 15A, part of Unit 16, and the shopping mall into a single office space.
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Official record
Development description
The following works; -a change of use from existing retail unit 2a to gym (ground floor and first floor) including internal changes and all ancillary works, -a change of use from existing retail unit 28 to cafe including internal changes and all ancillary works, -and a change of use from existing retail units 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 ,15 and 15a, part of café unit 16 and associated internal shopping mall to an amalgamated office space including internal revisions and revisions to associated elevations and all ancillary 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardeevin, Clansfort Terrace, Janesboro | Aug 2025 | €270,000 | 77 m |
| 2 The Oaks, Odonoghue Ave, Janesboro | Jan 2026 | €305,000 | 140 m |
| Roseville, Janesboro, Limericknot full market price | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 145 m |
| 10 Mcdonagh Ave, Janesboro, Limerick | May 2025 | €218,000 | 203 m |
| 10 Odonoghue Ave, Janesboro, Limerick | Jun 2026 | €259,000 | 209 m |
| 39 Clarke Ave, Janesboro, Limericknot full market price | Nov 2025 | €220,000 | 211 m |
| 33 Clarke Avenue, Janesboro, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €267,000 | 215 m |
| 7 Mcdermott Ave, Janesboro, Limerick | May 2025 | €267,000 | 234 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 received23 September 2025
- Further information requested12 November 2025
- Further information received4 December 2025
- Decision due15 February 2026
- Decision issued13 February 2026
- Grant issued23 March 2026
- Permission expiry22 March 2031
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