Laurelhurst, 1 O'Connell Terrace, O'Connell Avenue Limerick.
Change of use from a dental surgery and office back to a single house with a granny flat.
181025 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 19 October 2018
- Reference
- 181025
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 October 2018
- Residential units
- 2
- Floor area
- 210 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to return the existing building to its original use as a single house. It includes converting the existing rear extensions into an annexed granny flat and completing ancillary site works.
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 change of use from existing commercial use, currently a dental surgery and office, to proposed residential use. The proposed residential use will include: returning the existing building to its original use as a house; converting the existing extensions to the rear of the house to a granny flat, which is to be annexed to the proposed house and is not intended as an autonomous dwelling; and ancillary site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for residential development, protect and improve existing residential amenity.”
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
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Recent sales nearby
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|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mount Pleasant Ave, Limerick City, Limerick | Jun 2026 | €236,000 | 51 m |
| 17 Oconnell Mews, Wolfe Tone St, Limerick | Jan 2026 | €162,000 | 103 m |
| 8 Henry St Mews, St Alphonsus St, Limerick | Feb 2026 | €301,000 | 159 m |
| 5 Naughtons Pl, Henry St, Limerick | May 2025 | €185,000 | 164 m |
| 5 Spellacy Sq, Wolfe Tone St, Limerick | May 2025 | €215,000 | 172 m |
| 12 Verona Esplanade, Oconnell Ave, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €500,000 | 173 m |
| Apt 4, Greenville House, Clontarf Place | Jul 2025 | €190,000 | 192 m |
| Apt 7, Greenville House, Clontarf Place | Aug 2025 | €235,000 | 192 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 received19 October 2018
- Further information requested6 December 2018
- Further information received11 December 2018
- Decision due16 January 2019
- Decision issued16 January 2019
- Grant issued19 February 2019
- Permission expiry18 February 2024
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