23 Upper Gerald Griffin Street
Retention of first-floor office use and ground-floor access stairs.
16157 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 29 February 2016
- Reference
- 16157
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 29 February 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for the change of use of a first-floor shop area to an office with a separate street entrance. It also seeks to retain the ground-floor stairs that provide access to the first floor.
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
Change of use of first floor shop area to office with separate entrance from the street and also the retention of stairs at ground floor which gives access to the first floor
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, consolidate and facilitate the development of the City Centre commercial, retail, educational, leisure, residential, social and community uses and facilities.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1, 3 Gerald Griffin St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €591,000 | 49 m |
| 28 Wickham St, Limerick, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €144,000 | 85 m |
| Apt 1, 5 Upper William St, Limerick | Feb 2026 | €62,883 | 94 m |
| Apt 3, 5 Upper William St, Limerick | Feb 2026 | €62,883 | 94 m |
| Apt 4, 5 Upper William St, Limerick | Feb 2026 | €62,883 | 94 m |
| 8-11, 12-13 Upper William Street, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €1,162,294 | 107 m |
| 1-7, 12-13 Upper William Street, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €2,117,615 | 107 m |
| 30 Roches Street, Limerick, V94 Kx40 | Jan 2026 | €310,000 | 116 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 received29 February 2016
- Decision due24 April 2016
- Decision issued15 April 2016
- Grant issued19 May 2016
- Permission expiry18 May 2021
In the area
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- Granted60 m away
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Change of use of existing premises from existing retail use to office use over the existing four floors.…
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