23-27 Henry Street, Limerick
Retention of office amalgamation and permission for subdivision of first-floor offices.
17314 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 12 April 2017
- Reference
- 17314
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 12 April 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention for amalgamating a ground floor office unit into an existing office unit and altering the frontage. It also seeks permission to incorporate a Class 2 service use on the ground floor and to subdivide the first-floor offices into two separate units.
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
Retention permission for the amalgamation of the previously approved ground floor office unit (formally retail unit 2 permitted under planning reference 15/462) into the remainder of the existing office unit located to the rear of same and alteration to existing frontage, permission for the incorporation of a class 2 use (where services are provided principally to visiting members of the public) on the front portion of this amalgamated ground floor office unit, permission for the subdivision of the existing fitted out first floor offices from the remainder of the first floor offices for use as two separate office units
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, 3 Lower Mallow St, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 34 m |
| Apt 2, 3 Lower Mallow St, Limericknot full market price | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 34 m |
| The Basement, 3 Lower Mallow Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 35 m |
| The Ground Floor, 3 Lower Mallow Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 35 m |
| 805 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | May 2025 | €279,984 | 91 m |
| 702 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €271,000 | 91 m |
| 103 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €210,000 | 91 m |
| 105 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €155,000 | 91 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 received12 April 2017
- Decision due6 June 2017
- Decision issued2 June 2017
- Grant issued6 July 2017
- Permission expiry5 July 2022
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