A PROMINENT building on the border between Limerick and Clare is set to be compulsorily purchased by Limerick City and County Council (LCCC).
The Toll House on the Corbally Road has been served with a notice that it will be compulsorily acquired by LCCC, owing to its derelict state for almost 10 years, and is among the latest tranche of derelict properties across Limerick to come under the compulsory purchase (CPO) system.
The Toll House and surrounding lands, which extend to approximately 0.043 hectares, sit on the banks of the river Shannon, on Limerick’s border with Clare, and has been derelict for some years.
It is understood that the property was originally built around 200 years ago, and was recently put on the market to let as a commercial or retail space.
In 1884, Athlunkard Bridge was declared toll free, meaning the toll house fell out of its original use.
A search of the Property Price Register shows that the property last changed hands in 2022 for €110,000.
The registered owner, or anyone renting or leasing the property, now has a month to engage with Limerick City and County Council to raise their objections to the site’s purchase.
Among other properties served with compulsory purchase orders by Limerick City and County Council are a dormer cottage in Banogue, a former commercial premises in Ballinacurra Road in the city, a two-storey property on Ballingarry’s Main Street, a former commercial premises and surrounding lands at 39-40 Lord Edward Street, and Cahill’s Bar on Mulgrave Street.
