132 & 133 O'Connell St., Limerick.
Change of use from a retail unit to a coffee shop with seating and new signage in Limerick.
1811 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 9 January 2018
- Reference
- 1811
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 January 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to convert an existing retail unit into a coffee shop. The development will include customer seating, new signage, and the redecoration of the existing shopfront.
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 from retail unit to coffee shop with seating including signage & redecoration of existing shop front
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 The Gallops, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €281,938 | 24 m |
| 16 The Gallops, Green Park, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €281,938 | 24 m |
| 18 The Gallops, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €385,000 | 24 m |
| 24 The Gallops, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €380,617 | 24 m |
| Apartment 7, Sarsfield Hall, Limerick | May 2025 | €186,000 | 41 m |
| Apt 4, Sarsfield Hall, Sarsfield St | Jan 2025 | €180,000 | 41 m |
| Apt 1, Sarsfield Hall, Sarsfield St | May 2025 | €206,000 | 41 m |
| Apartment 12, Sarsfield Hall, Sarsfield | Nov 2025 | €175,000 | 41 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 received9 January 2018
- Decision due5 March 2018
- Decision issued28 February 2018
- Grant issued5 April 2018
- Permission expiry4 April 2023
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