The Limerick City Hotel, Lower Mallow Street
Retention of a storage container and a shamrock symbol at the Limerick City Hotel.
16286 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 7 April 2016
- Reference
- 16286
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 7 April 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks planning retention for a storage container located to the rear of the existing hotel. It also seeks retention for a shamrock symbol on the front façade of the building.
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
(a) storage container to the rear of the existing hotel and (b) retention of shamrock symbol on the front façade
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 506 - Newtown House, Henry Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €262,000 | 60 m |
| 602 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €77,500 | 60 m |
| 103 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €210,000 | 60 m |
| 805 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | May 2025 | €279,984 | 60 m |
| 604 Newtown House, Limerick City, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €232,000 | 60 m |
| 105 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €155,000 | 60 m |
| 702 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €271,000 | 60 m |
| 207 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | May 2026 | €165,000 | 60 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 received7 April 2016
- Further information requested24 May 2016
- Further information received23 November 2016
- Decision due20 December 2016
- Decision issued16 December 2016
- Grant issued27 January 2017
- Permission expiry15 December 2018
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