Unit 3, Little Ellen StreetLimerick
Change of use from a retail photocopying shop to a restaurant with a takeaway service.
177 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 9 January 2017
- Reference
- 177
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 January 2017
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert a retail premises previously used for photocopying and duplicating services into a restaurant with an ancillary takeaway. The works include alterations to signage and the installation of a rear vent stack.
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 from retail premises (photocopying and duplicating services) to restaurant with ancillary take away service, permission for alterations to existing signage, erection of vent stack to rear of property and all ancillary site works
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 10 Block 5, Cruises St, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €185,000 | 112 m |
| 3 O'connell Street, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €250,000 | 120 m |
| Apt 1, Arthurs Quay, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €230,000 | 142 m |
| Apartment 1, 22 William Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €170,000 | 171 m |
| Apt 4, Arthurs Quay, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €300,000 | 175 m |
| Apt 4, 54 William St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €26,687 | 182 m |
| Apt 1, 54 William St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €26,690 | 182 m |
| Apt 5, 54 William St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €26,687 | 182 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 received9 January 2017
- Further information requested3 March 2017
- Application withdrawn3 September 2017
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