19 Sexton Street, Limerick.
Change of use from a retail shop to a coffee shop with internal and external alterations.
17795 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 24 August 2017
- Reference
- 17795
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 August 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application requests a change of use of the existing premises from retail to a coffee shop. The works will include internal layout alterations, changes to the elevations, and new signage.
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 existing premises from retail to coffee shop, alterations to the internal layout and to the elevations, new signage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 The Steeples, Mulgrave St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €146,000 | 73 m |
| 31 The Steeples, Mulgrave St, Limerick | May 2025 | €149,000 | 73 m |
| 36 The Steeples, Newtown Mahon St, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €155,000 | 78 m |
| 104 Mahon House, Upper William Street, Limerick | May 2025 | €100,000 | 84 m |
| 106 Mahon House, Upper William St, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €130,000 | 84 m |
| 506 Mahon House, Mahon Place, Upper William St | Feb 2025 | €115,000 | 84 m |
| Apt 118, Mahon House, 35 Upper William St | Mar 2025 | €180,000 | 84 m |
| 113 Mahon House, Upper William St, 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 received24 August 2017
- Further information requested17 October 2017
- Further information received25 October 2017
- Decision due21 November 2017
- Decision issued10 November 2017
- Grant issued14 December 2017
- Permission expiry13 December 2022
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