Horse & Hound Bar, Mulgrave Street, Limerick
Modifications and change of use at the Horse & Hound Bar to create staff facilities and stores.
17318 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 13 April 2017
- Reference
- 17318
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 13 April 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to modify part of the existing façade on Cathedral Place and enclose part of the former open smoking area to facilitate a first-floor link. It also proposes a change of use of the first and second floors from residential to a wash-up area, stores, offices, and staff changing facilities for the licensed premises.
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
(a) modification of part of the existing façade on cathedral place, (b) to enclose part of the former open smoking area on the ground floor in order to facilitate a first floor link from the three storey building to the two storey building as part of an alternative escape route, (c) for change of use of the first and second floor from residential use to facilitate a wash up area, stores, offices and staff changing facilities etc. Associated with the existing use of the licensed premises
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 7 - Chapel Court, Cathedral Place, Limerick | May 2025 | €246,915 | 46 m |
| 36 The Steeples, Newtown Mahon St, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €155,000 | 50 m |
| 39 The Steeples, Mulgrave St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €146,000 | 63 m |
| 31 The Steeples, Mulgrave St, Limerick | May 2025 | €149,000 | 63 m |
| 30 Chapel Court, Cathedral Place, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €272,000 | 65 m |
| 506 Mahon House, Mahon Place, Upper William St | Feb 2025 | €115,000 | 84 m |
| 106 Mahon House, Upper William St, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €130,000 | 84 m |
| 104 Mahon House, Upper William Street, Limerick | May 2025 | €100,000 | 84 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 received13 April 2017
- Decision due7 June 2017
- Decision issued2 June 2017
- Grant issued6 July 2017
- Permission expiry5 July 2022
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