The City Centre Carpark, Thomas Street, Limerick
Change of use from car parking to ground-floor commercial retail space.
16667 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 22 July 2016
- Reference
- 16667
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 July 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal seeks a change of use from car parking to commercial retail space at the ground floor level of the City Centre Carpark. This will provide 633 square metres of commercial floor space.
- Floor area
- 633 m²
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 change of use from car-parking to commercial retail space at ground floor level comprising of provision of 633m2 of commercial floor space and all ancillary site works
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 5, Blueberry House, Roches Street | Jul 2026 | €220,000 | 72 m |
| Apt 4 5, Augustiniane Lane, Roches St | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 81 m |
| Apt 5, 54 William St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €26,687 | 97 m |
| Apt 2, 54 William St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €26,687 | 97 m |
| Apt 4, 54 William St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €26,687 | 97 m |
| Apt 1, 54 William St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €26,690 | 97 m |
| Apt 3, 54 William St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €26,687 | 97 m |
| Apt 6, 54 William St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €26,687 | 97 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 received22 July 2016
- Further information requested8 September 2016
- Further information received4 November 2016
- Decision due1 December 2016
- Decision issued30 November 2016
- Grant issued11 January 2017
- Permission expiry10 January 2022
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