80 O'Connell Street, Limerick.
Change of use of a basement office to a barbershop in a protected structure on O'Connell Street.
18816 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 15 August 2018
- Reference
- 18816
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 August 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use of an existing basement office to a barbershop at 80 O'Connell Street, Limerick. The works include the erection of signage and ancillary site works to a protected structure.
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 of existing basement office to barbershop, erection of signage and all ancillary site works to the protected structure ref: rps 228 (no's. 80-83 o'connell st. )
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Basement, 3 Lower Mallow Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 66 m |
| The Ground Floor, 3 Lower Mallow Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 66 m |
| Apt 1, 3 Lower Mallow St, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 69 m |
| Apt 2, 3 Lower Mallow St, Limericknot full market price | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 69 m |
| Apt 1, Floor 2, 8 Parnell Street | Aug 2025 | €125,000 | 84 m |
| 4 Hartstone Mews, Hartstone St, Limericknot full market price | Sept 2025 | €140,000 | 100 m |
| 1 Catherineplace, Limerick | Feb 2025 | €790,000 | 117 m |
| 702 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €271,000 | 145 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 received15 August 2018
- Decision due9 October 2018
- Decision issued4 October 2018
- Grant issued7 November 2018
- Permission expiry6 November 2023
In the area
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