11 & 12 Bedford Row, Limerick
Conversion of upper-floor offices and storage into a 12-bedroom guest house in Limerick.
17278 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 31 March 2017
- Reference
- 17278
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 31 March 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of existing offices and storage on the first, second, and third floors into a 12-bedroom guest house. It also includes a new dining area, gym, steam room, stairwell, lift shaft, and an en-suite bathroom extension.
- Storeys
- 4
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 of: (a) existing offices & storage areas located at first, second & third floor levels over existing ground floor retail unit to new guest house accommodation comprising of 12no. Bedrooms, (b) existing wc & storage areas at lower ground floor level, to include provision of new separate dining & lounge room areas, gymnasium, steam room, wc facilities & storage areas to serve the proposed new guest house accommodation (c) section of ground & upper ground floor retail unit to circulation route to serve new guest house accommodation
- Construction of: (a) new stairwell & lift shaft to service all floors of new guest house accommodation, (b) new accessible en-suite bathroom extension at first floor level
- All associated elevational treatment
- Erection of signage & all associated works in accordance with plans and documents submitted
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sarsfield Hall, Sarsfield St, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €217,000 | 45 m |
| Apartment 7, Sarsfield Hall, Limerick | May 2025 | €186,000 | 45 m |
| Apartment 12, Sarsfield Hall, Sarsfield | Nov 2025 | €175,000 | 45 m |
| Apt 4, Sarsfield Hall, Sarsfield St | Jan 2025 | €180,000 | 45 m |
| Apt 1, Sarsfield Hall, Sarsfield St | May 2025 | €206,000 | 45 m |
| 8 Sarsfield Hall, Sarsfield St, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €212,000 | 45 m |
| 12 The Gallops, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €281,938 | 88 m |
| 24 The Gallops, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €380,617 | 88 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 received31 March 2017
- Decision due25 May 2017
- Decision issued24 May 2017
- Grant issued28 June 2017
- Permission expiry27 June 2022
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