Ellen Street/Carr Street, Punch's Row, Limerick.
Change of use of ground floor retail units to a seven-bedroom guest house.
181077 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 6 November 2018
- Reference
- 181077
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 6 November 2018
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 441.3 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes a change of use for retail units 1, 2, 3, 4, and part of unit 7 on the ground floor. These units, permitted under a previous application, will be converted into a seven-bedroom guest house.
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 of the retail shop units 1,2,3,4 and 7 (half) on the ground floor under previously granted planning permission no. 18/168 to a seven bedroom guest house
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
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|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Cornmarket Row, Gerald Griffin St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €202,000 | 144 m |
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| 8 Kings Court, Mungret St, Limerick | May 2026 | €178,000 | 174 m |
| 1 Kings Court, Mungret St, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €275,000 | 174 m |
| 9 Roundhouse Apts, High St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €220,000 | 179 m |
| Apt.10 - Broadleaf, Broad Street, Limerick | Jan 2025 | €185,000 | 190 m |
| 56 Broadleaf, Broad St, Limericknot full market price | Sept 2025 | €70,000 | 190 m |
| 26 Broadleaf, Broad St, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €170,000 | 190 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 received6 November 2018
- Further information requested20 December 2018
- Further information received25 January 2019
- Decision due23 July 2019
- Decision issued18 July 2019
- Grant issued21 August 2019
- Permission expiry18 July 2023
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- RefusedAt this site
Extension of permission for planning ref. 18/1077: change of use of the Retail Shop units 1,2,3,4 and 7…
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- GrantedAt this site
Completion of the works comprising of a mixed development as follows: (a) language school and seven retail…
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18168LimerickLodged 26 Feb 2018Apartments
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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161115LimerickLodged 6 Dec 2016Retention
- RefusedAt this site
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1795LimerickLodged 6 Feb 2017Retention
- Granted30 m away
Erection of a retractable canopy to eastern façade of the premises
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