18 Ellen Street, Limerick.
Change of use of a multi-storey building to a dental clinic, with a new shopfront and rear extension.
18880 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 6 September 2018
- Reference
- 18880
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 6 September 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project will convert a multi-storey terraced building from shop and residential use into a dental clinic. The works include a new ground-floor shopfront, a part single-storey and part two-storey rear extension, and an internal link to the adjoining dental clinic.
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
(a) change of use of existing multi-storey terraced building from shop usage at ground and basement levels, and residential usage at first, second and third floor levels, to use as a dental clinic with associated ancillary and storage areas; (b) new shop front at ground floor level; (c) new part two-storey and part single-storey extension at rear; (d) associated ancillary works including alterations to the rear elevation. This development will be internally linked as an extension to the existing adjoining dental clinic at 16 & 17 ellen street
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 1, Arthurs Quay, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €230,000 | 94 m |
| 3 O'connell Street, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €250,000 | 102 m |
| Apt 4, Arthurs Quay, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €300,000 | 110 m |
| Apt 10 Block 5, Cruises St, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €185,000 | 168 m |
| 16 The Gallops, Green Park, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €281,938 | 173 m |
| 18 The Gallops, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €385,000 | 173 m |
| 12 The Gallops, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €281,938 | 173 m |
| 24 The Gallops, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €380,617 | 173 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 received6 September 2018
- Further information requested26 October 2018
- Further information received17 December 2018
- Decision due22 January 2019
- Decision issued22 January 2019
- Grant issued26 February 2019
- Permission expiry25 February 2024
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