Unit 8C, Parkway Shopping Centre, Dublin Road Limerick
Change of use of a vacant commercial unit to a financial services office.
17639 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 5 July 2017
- Reference
- 17639
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 July 2017
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert a vacant 200sqm ground floor commercial unit into a financial services office. The project includes facade alterations, internal changes, and new illuminated signage.
- Floor area
- 200 m²
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
The change of use of the existing ground floor 200sqm unit no. 8c from vacant commercial use to financial services office use, alterations to the ground floor north & east facades, internal alterations, provision of external fascia illuminated signage to north & east façade, provision of 2no illuminated projecting signs to north & east facades & associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for a mixture of retail, residential, commercial, civic and other uses.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Shannon View Terrace, Dublin Rd, Limerick | Jul 2026 | €230,000 | 42 m |
| 5 Clareview Avenue, Dublin Road, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €287,500 | 195 m |
| 51 Norwood Park, Singland, Limerick | Jan 2026 | €300,000 | 225 m |
| 6 Crannog, Dublin Rd, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €290,000 | 291 m |
| 19 River Rd, Rhebogue, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €370,000 | 318 m |
| 7 Hillcroft, St Patricks Rd, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €194,708 | 326 m |
| 99 Norwood Park, Singland, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €295,000 | 327 m |
| Villa Maria, Dublin Rd, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €305,000 | 331 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 received5 July 2017
- Further information requested17 August 2017
- Further information received22 August 2017
- Decision due18 September 2017
- Decision issued7 September 2017
- Grant issued11 October 2017
- Permission expiry10 October 2022
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