Chapel House, Cathedral Place, Limerick.
Change of use of a five-storey building from offices and storage to educational and training facilities.
18128 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 16 February 2018
- Reference
- 18128
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 February 2018
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of Chapel House from offices and storage to educational/training use across five floors and a basement. The basement will house a library, canteen, and study, while upper floors will contain classrooms, meeting rooms, and offices.
- Storeys
- 5
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Official record
Development description
A change of use from offices to educational/training at ground, first, second, third and fourth floor and a change of use from storage to educational/training at the basement floor. The basement floor will consist of a library, canteen, study and store with reception on the ground floor and classrooms, meeting room and ancillary offices from first floor to fourth floor inclusively. Planning permission is sought for the replacement of the existing ground floor glazed entrance screen, associated façade signage and all associated works both above and below ground
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Chapel Court, Cathedral Place, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €272,000 | 21 m |
| Apt 7 - Chapel Court, Cathedral Place, Limerick | May 2025 | €246,915 | 41 m |
| 4 Smyth's Lane, Cathedral Place, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €216,000 | 61 m |
| 114 Old Windmill Court, Little Gerald Griffin St, Limerick | May 2025 | €271,822 | 81 m |
| Apt 4, Old Windmill Court, Gerald Griffin St Lower | Apr 2025 | €217,500 | 81 m |
| 113 Old Windmill Court, Little Gerald Griffin St, Limerick | May 2025 | €271,822 | 81 m |
| Apt 29 Old Windmill Court, Lower Gerald Griffin St, Limerick | Jan 2025 | €205,000 | 81 m |
| 117 Old Windmill Court, Little Gerald Griffin St, Limerick | May 2025 | €271,822 | 81 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 received16 February 2018
- Decision due12 April 2018
- Decision issued10 April 2018
- Grant issued18 May 2018
- Permission expiry17 May 2023
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