41 Roches Street, Limerick
Change of use from retail to a pizzeria on the ground floor and two apartments on the first floor.
17266 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 27 March 2017
- Reference
- 17266
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 March 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to convert a retail unit on Roches Street. The ground floor will become a pizzeria, and the first floor will be converted into two apartments.
- Residential units
- 2
- Storeys
- 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
Change of use from retail to pizzeria on ground floor and to 2 apartments on first floor
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1, 15a Catherine Street, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €173,000 | 17 m |
| Apt 4 5, Augustiniane Lane, Roches St | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 54 m |
| Apt. 1 Woolworths Lane, Off Catherine Street, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €70,000 | 70 m |
| Unit 1, 15 Upper Cecil St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €550,000 | 70 m |
| Apt 3 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 96 m |
| Apt 1 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 98 m |
| Apt 2 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 98 m |
| Apt 5, Blueberry House, Roches Street | Jul 2026 | €220,000 | 110 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 received27 March 2017
- Further information requested18 May 2017
- Further information received24 July 2017
- Decision due26 January 2018
- Decision issued24 January 2018
- Grant issued27 February 2018
- Permission expiry26 February 2023
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Change of use from retail to Pizzeria on ground floor and 2 apartments on first floor
41 Roches Street , Limerick
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