Awaiting decisionChange of use

Unit 4a & 4b, Docklands Business Park, Dock Road Limerick.

Change of use of part of a warehouse to trade counters in Docklands Business Park.

259 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 15 January 2025

Reference: 259
Authority: Limerick County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 15 January 2025

Summary

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The application proposes changing the use of part of an existing warehouse unit to trade counters for selling building products. External works include a new access door, signage with downlighting, and mechanical plant installation.

Change of usecommercialwarehousetrade counter

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Official record

Development description

The change of use of part of the unit from warehouse to trade counters for the sale of building related products principally to trade. Proposed external works on the south elevation include a new access door and operator sign with external downlighting. South elevation: mechanical plant and air handling units. Internally: the erection of trade counters and staff facilities. All other ancillary works associated with the proposed development.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Enterprise and EmploymentSI

“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.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
9 Clyde Mews, Dock Rd, Limerick	Aug 2025	€195,000	217 m
7 Clyde Hill Mews, St Alphonsus St, Limerick	Sept 2025	€240,000	225 m
1 Clyde Hill Mews, Alphonsus St, Limerick	Jan 2026	€273,000	232 m
1 Clyde Hill Mews, Alphonsus St, Limerick	Jan 2026	€273,000	232 m
13 St James Mews, St Alphonsus St, Limerick	Apr 2025	€248,000	242 m
14 St James Mews, St Alphonsus St, Limerick	Jan 2025	€252,000	245 m
18 Henry St Mews, St Alphonsus St, Limerick	May 2026	€310,000	249 m
Tir 12 Henry St Mews, St Alphonsus St, Limerick City	Dec 2025	€301,750	282 m

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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.

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Application received15 January 2025

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