GrantedApartmentsDecided 3 July 2020

'Lissadell House', 8 Catherine Place, Limerick.

Conversion of a house into 8 studio apartments and 2 offices, including a new five-storey rear extension.

191090 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 4 November 2019

Reference: 191090
Authority: Limerick County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 4 November 2019

Summary

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Permission is sought to convert an existing residential house into 8 studio apartments and 2 ground-floor offices. The project involves demolishing a non-original two-storey rear extension and constructing a new five-storey steel-framed rear extension, along with roof replacements and conservation works.

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Residential units: 8
Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

The conversion of existing residential house into 8 no. Studio apartments (2 no. Basement level, 2 no. First floor level, 2 no. Second floor level and 2 no. At third floor level). Conversion of existing ground floor area into 2 no. Separate office (commercial) areas. The removal of existing 2 storey flat roofed extension (non-original) at rear and the construction of new five storey steel framed extension at rear including insulated wall panels and proprietary windows and including new entrance at ground level at rear (hartstonge mews). The removal of existing annex (adjacent to stairwell) at rear at first and second floor levels and replace with new steel framed structure at first & second floor levels and extended to include extension at third floor level at rear. New metal insulated wall panelling to external face of existing stairwell/annex at rear to include for stairwell/annex extension at third floor level. New 'a' roof (timber) with traditional slates to main building to replace existing [non-original] slate roof including new parapet gutters to front and rear. New conservation type rainwater pipes. New conservation type roof light (roof access) to roof slope fronting catherine place and new conservation type roof light (smoke vent) to rear slope. Form new entrance in existing window opening to proposed studio/apartment at basement level (catherine place). Conservation repair works to exterior of building including existing 2 no. Chimney stacks, existing parapets at front and rear. Re-pointing of existing brickwork facade to catherine place. Conservation type repairs to existing up and down sash windows [non-original], including replacement of glass panes [non-original] with slimlite double glazed panes, conservation type repairs to 4 no. Metal balconies at first floor windows to catherine place, to metal railings at street level and to entrance steps at front. Conversion of existing cellar at basement (catherine place) into services room including new door to existing cellar opening. The proposal also includes all ancillary services and drainage works necessary to facilitate the development at lissadell house (a protected structure - rps no 113)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

City CentreUC

“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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
4 Hartstone Mews, Hartstone St, Limericknot full market price	Sept 2025	€140,000	19 m
1 Catherineplace, Limerick	Feb 2025	€790,000	59 m
3 Pery Sq, Basement, Limerick	Mar 2025	€190,000	90 m
Apt 10, Spring Rice House, Mallow Street	Apr 2025	€225,000	134 m
Apt 1, Floor 2, 8 Parnell Street	Aug 2025	€125,000	137 m
21a Barrington Street, Limerick	Apr 2025	€490,000	146 m
21 Barrington St, Limerick, Limerick	Apr 2025	€490,000	146 m
3 Pery St, Limerick, Limerick	Jan 2025	€250,000	147 m

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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 received4 November 2019
Further information requested20 December 2019
Further information received10 June 2020
Decision due7 July 2020
Decision issued3 July 2020
Appeal submitted29 July 2020
Appeal decided11 January 2021

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