Speaker's Corner (also known as Frost's Corner), Corner of Lower Carey's Road and Hyde Road
Conversion of a commercial and office building into a ground floor office and two first-floor apartments.
16934 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 6 October 2016
- Reference
- 16934
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 6 October 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to change the use of the ground floor from commercial to office space, and the first floor from office to two residential dwellings. External alterations include removing signage, faux-balconies, column cladding, and a rooftop cupola, alongside window replacements and new rooflights.
- Residential units
- 2
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
The change of use of the ground floor unit from commercial to office and the change of use of the first floor from office to residential to create 2 dwellings. Additional works to the elevations include the removal of signage, faux-balconies, conical cladding to ground floor columns and the removal of the glazed rooftop cupola. All windows are to be replaced and all elevations will be re-painted. New works include 2 new flat roof type rooflights, external signage and internal window decals to front elevations and the creation of 3 new window opes to the rear ground floor elevations
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.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bourke Avenue, Edward Street, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €3,150,000 | 90 m |
| 20 Bourke Ave, Edward St, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €207,000 | 103 m |
| 307 The Park, Lord Edward Street, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €230,000 | 115 m |
| 506 The Park, Lord Edward St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €220,000 | 115 m |
| 26 Bourke Ave, Edward St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €230,000 | 131 m |
| Apt413 Parkview, Lord Edward St, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €182,000 | 146 m |
| 13 Meagher Avenue, Caledonian Place, Limerick | Jul 2026 | €260,000 | 147 m |
| 20 Lord Edward St, Limerick City, Limerick | May 2026 | €221,000 | 163 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 received6 October 2016
- Decision due30 November 2016
- Decision issued29 November 2016
- Grant issued10 January 2017
- Permission expiry9 January 2022
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