28/29 Lower Griffin Street.
Conversion of a former HSE medical centre into four apartments.
17808 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 29 August 2017
- Reference
- 17808
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 August 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting the former HSE Medical Centre and Administration Building into two 1-bedroom apartments and two 2-bedroom apartments. Works include internal alterations, a new entrance off Barrack Lane, demolition of a boiler house, and construction of a refuse store and bicycle shed.
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 conversion of no. 28/29 lower gerald griffin street from h. S. E medical centre and administration building to 2 no. 1-bedroom apartments and 2 no. 2-bedroom apartments with internal alterations, construct a new single storey entrance off barrack lane, demolish existing boiler house and construct refuge storage and bicycle shed
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 119 Old Windmill Court, Little Gerald Griffin St, Limerick | May 2025 | €271,822 | 75 m |
| Apt 116 Old Windmill Court, Lower Griffin St, Limerick City | May 2025 | €271,822 | 75 m |
| 117 Old Windmill Court, Little Gerald Griffin St, Limerick | May 2025 | €271,822 | 75 m |
| 113 Old Windmill Court, Little Gerald Griffin St, Limerick | May 2025 | €271,822 | 75 m |
| Apt 4, Old Windmill Court, Gerald Griffin St Lower | Apr 2025 | €217,500 | 75 m |
| Apt 29 Old Windmill Court, Lower Gerald Griffin St, Limerick | Jan 2025 | €205,000 | 75 m |
| 114 Old Windmill Court, Little Gerald Griffin St, Limerick | May 2025 | €271,822 | 75 m |
| 25 Old Windmill Court, Lower Gerald Griffin St, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €210,000 | 75 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 received29 August 2017
- Decision due23 October 2017
- Decision issued18 October 2017
- Grant issued21 November 2017
- Permission expiry20 November 2022
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