GrantedCommercialDecided 14 February 2018

40 41 42 O'Connell Street/ 1 Cecil Street, Limerick.

Demolition of buildings and construction of a 7-storey visitor experience centre for the International Rugby Experience.

171180 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 15 December 2017

Reference: 171180
Authority: Limerick County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 15 December 2017
Residential units: 8
Floor area: 1184 m²

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of several buildings on O'Connell Street and Cecil Street to construct a new 7-storey building. The development will house a multi-media visitor experience, exhibition space, education space, a retail area, and a cafe.

Commercialtourismdemolitionretailcafe

Storeys: 7

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Official record

Development description

The demolition of no. 40 and no. 41 o’connell street; demolition of 1st floor, 2nd floor and 3rd floor only at no. 42 o’connell street/1 cecil street; demolition of no. 1 cecil street (excluding basement area), and demolition of a shed at the rear of the site. Construction of a new building consisting of a 7-storey block (32 m high) with 2-storey portico fronting o’connell street, and a part 2-storey/part 3-storey block to the rear with stair core extending 7-storeys all over single storey basement; a part 2-storey/part 3-storey block at the corner of o’connell street and cecil street comprising 2-storeys over the existing ground floor retail premises (fines jewellers), and 3-storeys fronting cecil street. The development will provide multi-media visitor experience, exhibition and education space for the ‘international rugby experience’; ancillary retail area (81sq. M) and ancillary cafe (83 sq. M) at ground floor level. Vehicular access for servicing purposes and staff pedestrian and cycle access via an existing vehicular entrance on the laneway to the rear of the site linking cecil street and catherine street. The development will also include ancillary plant, storage areas, staff facilities; public lighting; building signage; diversion of underground services; and all related site development and excavation works above and below ground, all on a site of 0.0581ha approx. The development is situated within an architectural conservation area

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

City CentreUC

“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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apartment 1, 3 Cecil St, Limerick	Jul 2025	€220,000	21 m
Apt 2 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick	Apr 2025	€132,500	84 m
Apt 1 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick	Apr 2025	€132,500	84 m
Apt 3 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick	Apr 2025	€132,500	90 m
Apt. 1 Woolworths Lane, Off Catherine Street, Limerick	Mar 2025	€70,000	95 m
Unit 1, 15 Upper Cecil St, Limerick	Jul 2025	€550,000	95 m
Floor 1, 17 Shannon Street, Limerick	Jul 2025	€20,000	102 m
Floor 2, 17 Shannon Street, Limerick	Jul 2025	€20,000	102 m

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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 received15 December 2017
Decision due17 February 2018
Decision issued14 February 2018
Appeal submitted13 March 2018
Appeal decided24 October 2018
Permission expiry23 October 2023

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