No. 42 O'Connell Street/No 1 Cecil Street, Limerick.
Revisions to the International Rugby Experience in Limerick, including demolition and extension into a retail unit.
1915 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 11 January 2019
- Reference
- 1915
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 January 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes revisions to the permitted International Rugby Experience development. It includes the demolition of the ground floor and basement of a retail premises to construct an extension that incorporates additional exhibition and retail space, located within an Architectural Conservation Area.
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
Revisions to the 'international rugby experience' development permitted under limerick city & county council reg ref. 17/1180; an bord pleanala ref. Abp-301154-18 comprising demolition of the ground floor at no. 42 o'connell st & the basement area ar no. 42 o'connell st/no. 1 cecil street comprising of retail premises (fines jewellers), and the construction of an extension to the 'international rugby experience' to incorporate the existing retail floorspace at ground level and provide additional exhibition floorspace at basement level; all associated revisions to the o'connell street (west) elevation and cecil street (south) elevation of the 'international rugby experience'; minor revisions to fenestration at first floor level and second floor level; revisions to site development and site services as permitted under limerick city & county council ref 17/1180; an bord pleanala ref abp-301154-18. The development is situated within an architectural conservation area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1, 3 Cecil St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €220,000 | 18 m |
| Apt 1 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 93 m |
| Apt 2 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 93 m |
| Apt. 1 Woolworths Lane, Off Catherine Street, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €70,000 | 94 m |
| Unit 1, 15 Upper Cecil St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €550,000 | 94 m |
| Apt 3 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 98 m |
| Floor 1, 17 Shannon Street, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €20,000 | 107 m |
| Floor 2, 17 Shannon Street, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €20,000 | 107 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 received11 January 2019
- Decision due7 March 2019
- Decision issued28 February 2019
- Grant issued2 April 2019
- Permission expiry23 October 2023
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