38 Clare Street
Change of use from a retail unit to a café-restaurant on Clare Street.
16710 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 5 August 2016
- Reference
- 16710
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 August 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought for the change of use of an existing retail unit to a café-restaurant. The development will include internal modifications and associated site works.
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 of retail unit to café-restaurant together with internal modifications and associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for residential development, protect and improve existing residential amenity.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Clare St, Limerick City, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €230,000 | 47 m |
| 56 Clare St, Dublin Rd, Limerick City | May 2025 | €220,000 | 70 m |
| 61 Flood St, Pennywell, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €180,000 | 148 m |
| 34 Kilmurry Rd, Garryowen, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €250,000 | 180 m |
| 9 Keating St, Pennywell, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 180 m |
| 18 Pennywell Rd, Limerick, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €385,000 | 188 m |
| T A A 1 Bar, Clare St, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €50,000 | 214 m |
| 86 Keane St, Kilallee, Co Limerick | Nov 2025 | €220,000 | 228 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 received5 August 2016
- Further information requested28 September 2016
- Further information received13 January 2017
- Decision due9 February 2017
- Decision issued2 February 2017
- Grant issued9 March 2017
- Permission expiry8 March 2022
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