109/110 O'Connell Street, Limerick.
Change of use of part of the ground floor from retail/commercial to a restaurant.
171046 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 9 November 2017
- Reference
- 171046
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 November 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking permission to change the use of a portion of the ground floor at 109/110 O'Connell Street from retail/commercial use to a restaurant.
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 part of ground floor from retail/commercial use to restaurant use
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floor 1, 17 Shannon Street, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €20,000 | 48 m |
| Floor 3, 17 Shannon Street, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €20,000 | 48 m |
| Floor 2, 17 Shannon Street, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €20,000 | 48 m |
| Apartment 1, 3 Cecil St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €220,000 | 75 m |
| Apt 1 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 88 m |
| Apt 2 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 88 m |
| Apt 3 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 94 m |
| 2a Chandler House, Henry St, Limerick | May 2025 | €320,000 | 102 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 received9 November 2017
- Further information requested10 January 2018
- Further information received29 January 2018
- Decision due25 February 2018
- Decision issued22 February 2018
- Grant issued23 January 2019
- Appeal submitted20 March 2018
- Appeal decided2 October 2018
- Permission expiry22 January 2024
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Change of use of part of ground floor from retail/commercial use to restaurant use
109/110 O'Connell Street , Limerick
17104LimerickLodged 8 Feb 2017Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use of ground floor from restaurant to public house and all associated works
109/110 O'Connell Street , Limerick
211765LimerickLodged 17 Dec 2021Retention
- Granted30 m away
The removal and replacement of existing corporate signage on existing AIB building at 106 O'Connell Street,…
AIB Bank Plc , 106 O'Connell Street , Limerick.
161083LimerickLodged 29 Nov 2016Commercial
- Granted40 m away
Demolition of existing shopfront & signage and construction of a new shopfront with back illuminate signage &…
37 O'Connell Street , Limerick
21629LimerickLodged 12 May 2021Commercial
- Awaiting decision50 m away
(1) alterations to residential part of second floor, (2) conversion of third floor offices and stores to…
37-39 O'Connell Street , Limerick
2660210LimerickLodged 26 Feb 2026Retention
- Granted50 m away
(a) Proposed residential townhouse combining first, second, third floors of both properties to create a new…
34 O'Connell Street & 57 Roches St , O'Connell / Roches St , Limerick City
2560471LimerickLodged 21 May 2025Change of use
- Granted50 m away
Elevation modification including the rebuilding of the upper front façade at third floor level and for…
114 O'Connell Street ,
16857LimerickLodged 15 Sept 2016Retention
- Granted50 m away
Change of use of the ground floor and basement of the existing building (116.1m2) from its previous use as a…
17 Shannon St , Limerick , Limerick
2560397LimerickLodged 2 May 2025Change of use
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
Change of use of part of ground floor from retail/commercial use to restaurant use
109/110 O'Connell Street , Limerick
17104LimerickLodged 8 Feb 2017
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
Change of use of ground floor from retail use to restaurant use
No.5, Main St, Ballynacorra West, Ballynacorra, Midleton
0710851corkLodged 7 Sept 2007
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
Change of use of ground floor from retail to restaurant use
No.5, Main St, Ballynacorra West, Ballynacorra,
0710564corkLodged 28 Aug 2007
- GrantedChange of use
Change of use from ground floor retail to use as a restaurant for
17A Main Street, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15
FW14A/0119FingalLodged 21 Jan 2015
- GrantedRetention
Change of use of ground floor unit from retail use to restaurant use w
Seabank Court, Coast Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin, K36 CR68.
F16A/0509FingalLodged 20 Feb 2017
- RefusedChange of use
Permission is sought for ground floor change of use from retail to restaurant use
37/38 Thomas Davis Street , Cork
1837926Cork CityLodged 6 Jun 2018
Community
Discussion
What local people think about this application.
Community sentiment
No votes yetNobody has voted on this application yet.
Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.
Sign in to have your say on this application.
No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.
Sign in to join the discussion on this application.
Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.