Former Old Esso Station, Mulgrave Street/Blackboy Rd, Limerick
Change of use from a shop to a bakery and café at a former petrol station.
17252 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 23 March 2017
- Reference
- 17252
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 March 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for the former Old Esso Station. The existing shop space will be converted into a bakery and café, including all associated site works.
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Official record
Development description
Change of use from existing shop to bakery/café and all 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 St Dympnas Terrace, Mulgrave Street, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €290,000 | 48 m |
| 1 Greenhills Rd, Garryowen, Limerick | May 2025 | €130,000 | 54 m |
| 38a Mulgrave Street, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €90,000 | 90 m |
| 18 Greenhills Road, Garryowen, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €232,500 | 102 m |
| 58 St Laurence's Park, Garryowen, Limerick | Feb 2025 | €250,000 | 128 m |
| 57 St Laurence's Park, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €160,000 | 131 m |
| 57 St Laurence's Park, Limerick | Feb 2026 | €300,000 | 131 m |
| 35 Singland Road West, Garryowen, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €218,000 | 132 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 received23 March 2017
- Further information requested16 May 2017
- Further information received3 November 2017
- Decision due30 November 2017
- Decision issued28 November 2017
- Grant issued12 January 2018
- Permission expiry11 January 2023
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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