Main Street, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick.
Retention of the demolition of two houses and shops, and permission to build a new historic-style house in Rathkeale.
2561032 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 10 October 2025
- Reference
- 2561032
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 10 October 2025
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 156 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention for the demolition of two former dwellings and shop units. It also requests permission to construct a new dwelling house designed with historic form and details to restore the original street elevations.
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
The demolition of two former dwelling houses and shop units and permission for the construction of a dwelling house of historic form and detail designed to restore the original street elevations, building profile and material quality, with enhancements and adaptations to include natural roof slate with heritage clay ridge tiles, lime scored plaster, historic form timber sliding sash windows with historic glass, historic form timber front entrance door and surround, hand tooled limestone cills to the street elevation, harled lime plaster and heritage form timber casement windows to the rear elevations, and heritage form cast half round gutters and round downpipes throughout, together with all associated site works
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 Rathkeale 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Street, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick | Apr 2025 | €345,000 | 89 m |
| Upper Main Street, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | Jul 2025 | €287,000 | 209 m |
| Main Street, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | Jul 2025 | €430,000 | 216 m |
| 2 Wolfburgess Close, Lower Main Street, Rathkeale | Jul 2025 | €230,000 | 277 m |
| Ballywilliam, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | May 2025 | €500,000 | 298 m |
| Lower Main Street, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick | Sept 2025 | €400,000 | 300 m |
| Lower Main St, Rathkeale, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €280,000 | 303 m |
| Main Street, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | Jan 2025 | €195,000 | 320 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 received10 October 2025
- Decision due4 December 2025
- Decision issued4 December 2025
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