Athea Upper , Athea , Co. Limerick

What’s proposed

the change of use from ‘Car Sales ’ to Gym ( Class 11) together with all associated site works at the vacant ‘former car sales premises’

2660012 is a planning application to Limerick City and County Council for the change of use from ‘Car Sales ’ to Gym ( Class 11) together with all associated site, received on 12 Jan 2026; permission was granted with conditions on 3 Mar 2026.

Planning details

Reference: 2660012
Local authority: Limerick City and County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 12 Jan 2026
Observations close: 16 Feb 2026 (closed 217 days ago)
Decision due: 8 Mar 2026 · decided 3 Mar 2026
Decision: Conditional on 3 Mar 2026
Proposed development: the change of use from ‘Car Sales ’ to Gym ( Class 11) together with all associated site works at the vacant ‘former car sales premises’
As published by the register.
Site area: 1,120 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 409630). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660012/0.

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