Adare site with full planning in place

A site anyone can build on... not just locals

3.2 acre site at Adare, County Limerick for sale with a guide price of €300,000

Adare, Co Limerick
€300,000
Size	3.2 acre site
	FPP for 2,500sq ft home

It's not just proximity to Adare that makes the property featured here so attractive.

As Limerick-based estate agent Helen McCormack points out, planning laws make it seriously tricky for anyone without a proven local connection to build in the countryside. Just ask the couple facing the demolition this week of their Co Meath home following a 20-year legal battle.

What’s on offer in Ballyfoleen South, Kilfinny, 8km from Adare Village, is a 3.2 acre site with full planning permission for a detached, 2,500sq ft dwelling, as well as a 78sq m detached garage, and approval for conversion of outbuildings. There’s a couple of outbuildings on this lovely old site, some dating back to the early 1800s, albeit there was settlement there far earlier, judging by one of the property’s unique features, known as Lismoylan Ringfort, which suggests settlement going back about 1,000 years.

V94 RXH3, Adare, Co. Limerick - visualisation

Adare, Co Limerick — visualisation

Adare, Co Limerick

On a site of such historical value, it’s nice to see that the architectural vision for the house, on which the planning permission is based, is to restore, extend, and enhance what’s already there. Ms McCormack says it’s a project that will require deep pockets, but the quid pro quo is that it’s open to anyone, not just those who live locally, as planning permission is in place.

“We’ve had a good bit of interest from people who can’t get planning in the area, as well as from people who want to return here from places like Dublin and the West of Ireland,” the agent says.

“The big thing is there are no restrictions — it’s not just a case that only locals can apply.”

Adare, Co Limerick — visualisation

Ms McCormack is guiding the site, which is between the Oldcourt stream and the ringfort, at €300,000.

VERDICT: With all eyes on Adare in the countdown to the upcoming Ryder Cup, now is as good a time as any to bring a property like this to market. Great opportunity for someone looking for a passion project without the hassle of dealing with planners.