Dolmen House, Dublin Road, Limerick
Change of use from office to healthcare facility with elevational alterations and solar panels on Dublin Road.
2561002 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 2 October 2025
- Reference
- 2561002
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 October 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting an office building into a healthcare facility with consultation and meeting rooms. Works include removing first-floor balconies, installing new windows, external insulation, solar panels, and widening the front entrance.
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. ) proposed change of use from office to healthcare facility to include consultation rooms, meeting rooms, canteen and ancillary administration offices, (b. ) elevational alterations including the removal of existing balconies on first floor, new windows to all elevations, with new external insulation and render to all four elevations, (c. ) new external access ramp and steps to front entrance, (d. ) solar photovoltaic panels to existing roof, (e. ) widening of the front entrance to provide pedestrian access at front boundary, (f. ) addition vehicular and cycle parking and ev charging points, (g. ) new signage, (h. ) all ancillary site works above and below ground
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve general enterprise, employment, business and commercial activities.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Clareview Avenue, Dublin Road, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €287,500 | 74 m |
| 1 Shannon View Terrace, Dublin Rd, Limerick | Jul 2026 | €230,000 | 102 m |
| Villa Maria, Dublin Rd, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €305,000 | 216 m |
| 19 River Rd, Rhebogue, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €370,000 | 242 m |
| 51 Norwood Park, Singland, Limerick | Jan 2026 | €300,000 | 298 m |
| 9 Dromroe, Rhebogue, Limerick | Feb 2025 | €365,000 | 335 m |
| 6 Crannog, Dublin Rd, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €290,000 | 386 m |
| 99 Norwood Park, Singland, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €295,000 | 397 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 received2 October 2025
- Decision due26 November 2025
- Decision issued26 November 2025
- Grant issued6 January 2026
- Permission expiry5 January 2031
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