Corner of Henry St. & Shannon St., Limerick.
Renovation and extension of a six-storey mill building to create hotel rooms, a cafe, and retail space.
17760 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 11 August 2017
- Reference
- 17760
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 August 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves adding a four-storey metal and glass roof extension to accommodate 20 hotel bedrooms. It also includes changing the use of existing floors to provide additional hotel rooms, a lounge, a cafe/bar, and retail units linked to the Savoy Hotel.
- Storeys
- 10
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 renovation, conversion and extension of the adjacent 6-storey mill building, as follows
- Removal of existing roof, floors and stair cores (not original fabric) and insertion of a new metal and glass vertical extension ('roof box') extending 4 stories above the existing mill to accommodate
- No hotel bedrooms
- Change of use of ground floor unit fronting shannon street & henry street from retail use to café/bar use with new link to the savoy hotel
- Subdivision of ground floor café/restaurant unit fronting shannon street to provide 2 no. Café/restaurant units, one unit linked to the savoy hotel
- Change of use of first floor apartments from residential use to retail use to provide 1 no. Retail unit with access from ground floor
- Provision of hotel wcs at first floor level
- Provision of hotel lounge at first floor level
- Change of use of second, third, fourth & fifth floors from residential use to hotel use to provide
- No. Hotel bedrooms
- Retention of the existing external stone walls with modifications to the facades
- New entrance to the savoy hotel on shannon street; new connections between the savoy hotel and the mill building comprising stair & lift core fronting henry st. Extending 9 stories; new circulation corridor to the north-eastern façade of the mill extending from first floor level to eighth floor level; and new bridge link from 4th & 8th floor level; new roof/plant gantry over existing hotel service yard; new metal railing to the savoy hotel bar smoking area; the development will result in an additional 35 no. Bedrooms overall at the savoy hotel. The development will also include signage, general plant; diversion of underground services; and all related site development and excavation works above and below ground all on a site of 0.07ha approx
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floor 2, 17 Shannon Street, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €20,000 | 36 m |
| Floor 1, 17 Shannon Street, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €20,000 | 36 m |
| Floor 3, 17 Shannon Street, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €20,000 | 36 m |
| 2a Chandler House, Henry St, Limerick | May 2025 | €320,000 | 61 m |
| 315 Harveys Quay, Limerick, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €182,000 | 95 m |
| Apt 405, Harveys Quay, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €410,000 | 118 m |
| 501 Harveys Quay, Limerick, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €200,000 | 118 m |
| Apt 205 Harveys Quay, Harveys Quay, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €240,000 | 118 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 received11 August 2017
- Decision due5 October 2017
- Decision issued4 October 2017
- Appeal submitted2 November 2017
- Appeal decided11 June 2018
- Permission expiry10 June 2023
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