Ground Floor Retail Unit no. 3/4, Parkway Shopping Centre, Dublin Road Limerick.
Change of use and subdivision of a retail unit into two restaurants at Parkway Shopping Centre.
2660393 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 7 April 2026
- Reference
- 2660393
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 7 April 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a material change of use from retail to restaurant use, subdividing an existing ground floor retail unit into two separate restaurants with sit-down dining areas. The works include internal alterations, new entrance doors, external roof-mounted extract vents, and signage.
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 material change of use from retail to restaurant use and subdivision of the existing ground floor retail unit no. 3/4 to form 2no. Restaurants, unit no. 3 & unit no. 4 with internal sit-down dining areas. The proposed restaurant unit no. 3 will be accessed off the existing shopping centre mall with an escape door to the existing shopfront to the front east façade with internal alterations and external plant including an extract vent mounted on the shopping centre flat roof above the unit. The proposed restaurant unit no. 4 will be accessed off the existing shopfront on the front east façade with the provision of a new entrance door and an existing escape door to the existing south façade with internal alterations and external plant including an extract vent mounted on the shopping centre flat roof above the unit. Provision of internal mall and external signage to the front east façade and all associated works necessary to facilitate the development
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.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Shannon View Terrace, Dublin Rd, Limerick | Jul 2026 | €230,000 | 109 m |
| 51 Norwood Park, Singland, Limerick | Jan 2026 | €300,000 | 157 m |
| 5 Clareview Avenue, Dublin Road, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €287,500 | 221 m |
| 99 Norwood Park, Singland, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €295,000 | 260 m |
| 22 Norwood Park, Singland, Limerick City | Dec 2025 | €300,000 | 294 m |
| 7 Hillcroft, St Patricks Rd, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €194,708 | 329 m |
| 6 Crannog, Dublin Rd, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €290,000 | 332 m |
| Villa Maria, Dublin Rd, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €305,000 | 339 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 received7 April 2026
- Decision due1 June 2026
- Decision issued27 May 2026
- Grant issued1 July 2026
- Permission expiry30 June 2031
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