59/60 O'Connell Street, Limerick.
Change of use from retail to office on the ground floor of a building on O'Connell Street.
19178 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 1 March 2019
- Reference
- 19178
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 March 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to change the ground floor use from retail to office. It also includes replacing the existing glazed entrance screen on the front elevation and installing a gate and railing on the perimeter of the footpath.
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
Change of use from retail to office use on the ground floor. Planning permission is sought for the replacement of the existing ground floor glazed entrance screen to the front elevation, installation of gate and railing on the perimeter of the footpath to the front and all associated works both above and below ground
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, Floor 2, 8 Parnell Street | Aug 2025 | €125,000 | 10 m |
| The Ground Floor, 3 Lower Mallow Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 103 m |
| The Basement, 3 Lower Mallow Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 103 m |
| 1 Catherineplace, Limerick | Feb 2025 | €790,000 | 104 m |
| Apt 2, 3 Lower Mallow St, Limericknot full market price | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 107 m |
| Apt 1, 3 Lower Mallow St, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 107 m |
| 44 Catherine St, Limerick, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €200,000 | 121 m |
| 4 Hartstone Mews, Hartstone St, Limericknot full market price | Sept 2025 | €140,000 | 138 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 received1 March 2019
- Decision due25 April 2019
- Decision issued25 April 2019
- Grant issued29 May 2019
- Permission expiry28 May 2024
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