The Roundhouse, Main Street, Rathkeale Co. Limerick.
Change of use of a ground floor pub to residential use within a protected structure.
2561036 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 13 October 2025
- Reference
- 2561036
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 13 October 2025
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 71 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes changing the use of an existing ground floor public house to a residential area to be integrated with existing residential spaces. The works include amending several doors and windows on the side elevations of a protected structure.
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 change of use of existing ground floor public house to residential area to be used in association with existing ground floor residential development and existing first floor residential development, permission for amendment of several doors and windows at ground floor level and first floor level on side elevations and all associated site works. The works related to a protected structure, rps ref no. 1555 (limerick county development plan) and niah ref. 21831035
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Main Street, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | Jul 2025 | €287,000 | 45 m |
| Main Street, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | Jul 2025 | €430,000 | 52 m |
| Main Street, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick | Apr 2025 | €345,000 | 77 m |
| 51 Abbeycourt, Rathkeale, County Limerick | Apr 2025 | €66,625 | 181 m |
| Ballywilliam, Rathkeale, Co Limerick | May 2025 | €500,000 | 242 m |
| 2 Wolfburgess Close, Lower Main Street, Rathkeale | Jul 2025 | €230,000 | 428 m |
| Lower Main Street, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick | Sept 2025 | €400,000 | 446 m |
| Lower Main St, Rathkeale, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €280,000 | 452 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 received13 October 2025
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