No. 1 Clare St., Limerick.
Demolition of derelict stores to build a new restaurant with a takeaway and roof garden.
191241 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 13 December 2019
- Reference
- 191241
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 13 December 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of existing derelict stores to construct a new restaurant with a takeaway facility and a roof garden. The new building will connect to an existing shop and feature a new elevation treatment and signage.
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
Demolition of existing derelict stores, construction of a new restaurant with takeaway facility with ancillary storage, roof garden, connection to existing shop, new elevation treatment to existing shop, proposed signage and associated site 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 Block A, Lock Mills, Grove Island | Apr 2026 | €255,000 | 93 m |
| 29 Lock Mills, Grove Island, Corbally | Jun 2025 | €220,000 | 93 m |
| 40 Lock Mills, Corbally, Limerick | Jun 2026 | €270,000 | 93 m |
| 25 Lock Mills, Grove Island, Corbally | Apr 2026 | €274,000 | 93 m |
| 2 Lelia Place, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €225,000 | 113 m |
| 17 Clare St, Limerick, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €175,000 | 114 m |
| 18 St Lelia St, Limerick, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €235,000 | 115 m |
| 21-23 Old Clare Street, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €961,181 | 132 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 received13 December 2019
- Further information requested13 February 2020
- Further information received29 July 2020
- Decision due25 August 2020
- Decision issued21 August 2020
- Appeal submitted17 September 2020
- Appeal decided13 September 2021
In the area
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- Granted100 m away
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- Granted100 m away
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