Nos. 1 & 2 Cornmarket Row
Demolition of a party wall to merge two units into a single restaurant with a takeaway.
16185 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 8 March 2016
- Reference
- 16185
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 March 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the demolition of a party wall between units 1 and 2 to merge them into a single unit. The combined space will be used as a restaurant with a takeaway facility, including revised external signage.
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
(1) demolition of party wall between units 1 & 2 to form 1 unit for use as restaurant with takeaway facility and (2) revisions to external signage
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Cornmarket Row, Gerald Griffin St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €202,000 | 41 m |
| 9 Roundhouse Apts, High St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €220,000 | 73 m |
| 302 Market Court, High St, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €150,000 | 82 m |
| 102 Market Court, High St, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €150,000 | 82 m |
| 203 Market Place, High St, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €150,000 | 87 m |
| Apartment 1, 22 William Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €170,000 | 104 m |
| 8 Kings Court, Mungret St, Limerick | May 2026 | €178,000 | 104 m |
| 1 Kings Court, Mungret St, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €275,000 | 104 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 received8 March 2016
- Further information requested27 April 2016
- Further information received29 June 2016
- Decision due25 August 2016
- Decision issued15 August 2016
- Appeal submitted9 September 2016
- Appeal decided19 January 2017
- Application withdrawn29 June 2016
- Permission expiry18 January 2022
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