Windmill Street
Retention of a change of use from a workshop to a place of worship and community hall.
16454 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 30 May 2016
- Reference
- 16454
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 30 May 2016
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for a change of use from a workshop to a place of worship, and a change of use from a workshop to a community hall on Windmill Street.
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) a change of use from workshop to place of worship and (b) change of use of workshop to community hall to comply with condition 2 of planning permission 13/770038
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Ocurry St, Limerick City, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €381,000 | 35 m |
| 17 O Curry Street, Limerick, Co Limerick | May 2026 | €470,000 | 43 m |
| 80-81 Henry Street, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €280,000 | 53 m |
| 32 O Curry St, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €300,000 | 68 m |
| 12 Crecent Ave, Limerick, Limerick | Jun 2026 | €450,000 | 86 m |
| Apt 406 Aviary House, Mount Kenntt Court, Dock Rd | Feb 2025 | €150,500 | 86 m |
| Apt 406 Aviary House, Mount Kenntt Court, Dock Rd | Jun 2025 | €390,000 | 86 m |
| 310 Avery House, Windmill St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €190,000 | 86 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 received30 May 2016
- Decision due24 July 2016
- Decision issued19 July 2016
- Grant issued22 August 2016
- Permission expiry21 August 2021
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Front porch and sign of workshop to community hall
Windmill Street ,
16455LimerickLodged 30 May 2016Retention
- GrantedAt this site
Replacing existing mono-pitch roof with a flat roof and a first floor roof terrace to the rear of an existing…
85 Henry Street , Limerick.
171043LimerickLodged 8 Nov 2017Alterations
- Granted40 m away
A change of use of part of first floor offices to 1 no. first floor apartment and a change of use of second…
91 Henry St. , Limerick.
19965LimerickLodged 30 Sept 2019Apartments
- Refused50 m away
Alterations of front elevation
51/52 Henry Street , Limerick.
171134LimerickLodged 6 Dec 2017Retention
- Granted50 m away
The change of use from a public house to a preschool facility, external painting, updated signage and a new…
80 Henry St. , Limerick.
18623LimerickLodged 21 Jun 2018Change of use
- Granted50 m away
(1) division of windmill bar into 2 no. units comprising use of unit 1 at 48 Henry St. as a public house at…
48/49 Henry St. , Limerick.
191127LimerickLodged 18 Nov 2019Change of use
- Granted60 m away
(a) change of use of existing office building at 58 Henry Street to 3 no. residential apartment units, (b)…
58 Henry Street , Limerick.
19769LimerickLodged 2 Aug 2019Apartments
- Granted60 m away
Extension of permission for planning ref. 19/769: (a) change of use of existing office building at 58 Henry…
58 Henry Street , Limerick
247017LimerickLodged 11 Sept 2024Change of use
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