67/68 Catherine St., Limerick.
Conversion of upper-floor offices into three 3-bedroom apartments on Catherine Street.
181140 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 23 November 2018
- Reference
- 181140
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 November 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for the first, second, and third floors from commercial/office use to residential use. This will create three 3-bedroom apartments, alongside the provision of a new solid timber door and side screen at ground level.
- Residential units
- 3
- Storeys
- 4
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 first, second and third floors currently used for commercial/office use to use as 3 no. 3 bedroom apartments
- Provision of new soid timber door and side screen at ground floor level
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 3 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 48 m |
| Apt 1 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 53 m |
| Apt 2 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 53 m |
| Apartment 1, 15a Catherine Street, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €173,000 | 72 m |
| Apt 4 5, Augustiniane Lane, Roches St | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 99 m |
| Unit 1, 15 Upper Cecil St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €550,000 | 121 m |
| Apt. 1 Woolworths Lane, Off Catherine Street, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €70,000 | 121 m |
| Apartment 1, 3 Cecil St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €220,000 | 123 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 received23 November 2018
- Further information requested24 January 2019
- Further information received15 February 2019
- Decision due14 March 2019
- Decision issued14 March 2019
- Appeal submitted1 April 2019
- Appeal decided1 July 2019
- Permission expiry30 June 2024
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