11 & 12 Bedford Row, Limerick.
Partial change of use of a retail unit to a café in Limerick.
1849 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 22 January 2018
- Reference
- 1849
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 January 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for a section of an existing ground floor retail unit to an ancillary café. It also includes a new accessible entrance door, a retractable awning, and signage.
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Official record
Development description
(1) change of use of section of existing ground floor retail unit to ancillary café use. (2) provision of a new accessible entrance door to existing ground floor retail unit. (3) erection of retractable awning to front façade over existing ground floor retail unit. (4) erection of signage, to existing ground floor retail unit. (5) all associated works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sarsfield Hall, Sarsfield St, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €217,000 | 48 m |
| Apartment 7, Sarsfield Hall, Limerick | May 2025 | €186,000 | 48 m |
| Apartment 12, Sarsfield Hall, Sarsfield | Nov 2025 | €175,000 | 48 m |
| Apt 4, Sarsfield Hall, Sarsfield St | Jan 2025 | €180,000 | 48 m |
| Apt 1, Sarsfield Hall, Sarsfield St | May 2025 | €206,000 | 48 m |
| 8 Sarsfield Hall, Sarsfield St, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €212,000 | 48 m |
| 24 The Gallops, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €380,617 | 89 m |
| 12 The Gallops, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €281,938 | 89 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 received22 January 2018
- Decision due18 March 2018
- Decision issued14 March 2018
- Grant issued17 April 2018
- Permission expiry16 April 2023
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