An Post Postal Office, Lower Cecil Street, Limerick.
Façade and entrance upgrades to the An Post office, including a new postal locker system and branding.
19364 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 12 April 2019
- Reference
- 19364
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 April 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal involves external and internal upgrades to the post office, including removing part of the timber façade, tiling, and old stamp machines. A new postal locker system will be installed on the front footpath, alongside new branding, signage, CCTV, and lobby upgrades.
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
Removal of part timber framed façade; removal of existing ceramic and mosaic tiling finishes; removal of existing stamp machine & post boxes; insertion of new postal locker system accessed from front footpath; installation of new inner illuminated signage; installation of new cappings to existing glazing; installation of new applied ceramic and stone finishes in line with new an post branding; installation of new exterior cctv; upgrade of existing entrance lobby and new external lighting
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2a Chandler House, Henry St, Limerick | May 2025 | €320,000 | 86 m |
| Floor 1, 17 Shannon Street, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €20,000 | 105 m |
| Floor 3, 17 Shannon Street, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €20,000 | 105 m |
| Floor 2, 17 Shannon Street, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €20,000 | 105 m |
| Apartment 1, 3 Cecil St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €220,000 | 107 m |
| Apt 2 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 162 m |
| Apt 1 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 162 m |
| Apt 3 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 168 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 received12 April 2019
- Further information requested31 May 2019
- Further information received13 June 2019
- Decision due10 July 2019
- Decision issued10 July 2019
- Grant issued13 August 2019
- Permission expiry12 August 2024
In the area
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