39 & 40 Cecil Street, Limerick
Extensions and alterations to convert commercial spaces into three apartments and a shop.
17697 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 21 July 2017
- Reference
- 17697
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 July 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves extensions and alterations to 39 and 40 Cecil Street. It includes converting upper floors of No. 39 into two apartments, changing the ground and basement of No. 40 from shop to a residential apartment, and extending the ground floor shop at No. 39.
- Residential units
- 3
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
A development at 39 and 40 cecil street, limerick. The development will consist of the following: (a) extensions and alterations to 39 cecil street and alterations and partial change of use to 40 cecil street. (b) the extension and use of the existing derelict ground floor and basement floor of 39 cecil street as shop use and the reconstruction and extension and use of the first floor and second floor which shall be used as 2 no. Residential apartments which shall be accessed via the staircase in no. 40 cecil street. (c) the use of the ground floor and basement floor of no. 40 cecil street shall be changed from shop use to use a residential maisonette/apartment. (d) the development will also involve the extension of no. 39 cecil street to provide the additional space at ground floor and basement floor levels and for the apartments which shall be constructed at no. 39 cecil street at first and second floor. (e) new shop signage to the shop at 39 cecil street
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1, 3 Cecil St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €220,000 | 36 m |
| Apt. 1 Woolworths Lane, Off Catherine Street, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €70,000 | 48 m |
| Unit 1, 15 Upper Cecil St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €550,000 | 48 m |
| 44 Catherine St, Limerick, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €200,000 | 81 m |
| Apartment 1, 15a Catherine Street, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €173,000 | 87 m |
| Apt 1 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 115 m |
| Apt 2 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 115 m |
| Apt 3 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 119 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 received21 July 2017
- Further information requested13 September 2017
- Further information received29 March 2018
- Decision due25 April 2018
- Decision issued25 April 2018
- Grant issued29 May 2018
- Permission expiry28 May 2023
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