Dromroe

208 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dromroe, from 21 m² to 192,090 m² (19.21 ha, 47.47 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 7 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 182 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S1University (Education)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 15 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Open Space and Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N3.3Utilities (Mixed/general gas and electricity uses)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 31 Jul 2026N/a

  extension to the existing house, garden wall and all ancillary site development works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660885

• 7 Jul 2025Conditional

  the conversion of the former garage to a habitable room, for the bedroom and shower room overhead and all associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 25227

• 15 May 2025N/a

  the conversion of the former garage to a habitable room, for the bedroom and shower room overhead and all associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 25154

• 20 Mar 2025N/a

  the first floor extension at the side of the house and other associated works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2583

• 6 Mar 2025Conditional

  the demolition of existing glasshouses (floor area 783.2m2) at Larkin House, University of Limerick, Dromore Townland, Castletroy, Co. Limerick. The Site is located approx. 664m from Plassey House (a protected structure) and approx. 945m from Plassey Mill (a protected structure). The University of Limerick falls within an Architectural Conservation Area

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560176

• 19 Feb 2025N/a

  the demolition of existing glasshouses (floor area 783.2m2). The Site is located approx. 664m from Plassey House (a protected structure) and approx. 945m from Plassey Mill (a protected structure). The University of Limerick falls within an Architectural Conservation Area

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560134

• 2 Oct 2023N/a

  the demolition of existing detached garage and construction of house extension to the existing house, new boundary wall and all ancillary site development works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 23479

• 29 May 2023Refused

  the construction of a first floor extension to the side of dwelling with additional car parking space and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2360361

• 29 May 2023Refused

  the construction of a first floor extension to the side of dwelling with additional car parking space and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2360363

• 31 Mar 2023Conditional

  the proposed upgrade of the existing Castletroy Wastewater Treatment Plant. This is a Strategic Infrastructure Development

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 23316168

• 30 Jan 2023Conditional

  the construction of a new single storey extension and ancillary works to the rear of an existing dwelling house

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2360033

• 7 Oct 2022Conditional

  porch to front of the house, dormer windows to the rear of the house and conversion of part of the attic area to a habitable area

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 221089

• 30 Aug 2022Refused

  the demolition of existing detached garage and construction of house extension to the side and rear of the existing house, new boundary wall and all ancillary site development works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 22943

• 8 Jul 2022Conditional

  of change of use of private domestic garage to bedroom and all associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 22760

• 6 May 2022Conditional

  the installation of roof-mounted heat pumps and photovoltaic panels, with ancillary site works. The site is located circa 155m from Plassey House (protected structure) and circa 542m from Plassey Mill and Headrace (protected structure). The University of Limerick campus falls within an architectural conservation area

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 22506

• 10 Mar 2022Conditional

  repairs to the pontoon and gangway adjacent to the UL Boathouse at Dromroe. The works involve the replacement of the existing decking and the installation of a security gate at the entrance to the pontoon. An Appropriate Assessment(AA) & Natura Impact Statement(NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 22281

• 28 Sept 2021Conditional

  subdivision of Office Suite 1 on the Ground Floor of the existing building to form 2 no. independent Office Suites

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 211350

• 6 Apr 2021Conditional

  change of use from light industrial to office use

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 21428

• 6 Jan 2021Conditional

  extension of duration for 15/697

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 217002

• 9 May 2018Conditional

  the erection of illuminated signage on the eastern elevation of the existing boat house. The site is located circa 832m from Plassey House (protected structure) and circa 247m from Plassey Mill and Headrace (protected structure). The University of Limerick campus falls within an architectural conservation area

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 18440

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Lower River Shannon SAC 002165

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Dromroe.

Architectural heritage

• Dromroe House, gate lodge, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey house, built c. 1820, comprising six-bay single-storey extension to rear (north) elevation with adjoining single-bay single-storey addition to north. Hipped slate roof having rendered chimneystacks and overhanging eaves with timber brackets. Pitched slate roofs to extension and addition having rendered chimneystacks. Rendered walls having roughcast rendered panels to front (south) elevation. Square-headed openings with render surrounds, tooled limestone sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed openings to extension, east elevation, having render surrounds, tooled limestone sills, some with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, some having four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed opening with glazed overlight over replacement uPVC door. Square-headed opening to east elevation with half-glazed timber panelled door. Camber-headed opening to rear elevation having timber battened door.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Dromroe, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground and water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_997 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Dromroe with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Dromroe · An Drom Rua

Area

620,361 m² (62.04 ha, 153.29 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmurray, and its townlands

Barony

Clanwilliam

Electoral division

Ballysimon, the unit of the census

Census 2022

16,540 people lived in 5,566 households in the Ballysimon electoral division. 59% of households owned their home. 52% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Newcastle, Reboge, Sreelane

Placenames

Dromroe on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address. Old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.