Little Ellen Street and Denmark Street, Limerick.
Conversion of a pastoral centre into hotel bedrooms, dining, and reception areas.
19420 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 29 April 2019
- Reference
- 19420
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 April 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes changing the use of a commercial unit from a diocesan pastoral centre to hotel use. It will create additional bedrooms on the first and second floors, a breakfast room, kitchen, and reception on the ground floor to integrate with the adjacent boutique hotel.
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
Change of use of an existing commercial unit from a diocesan pastoral centre to create additional bedroom accommodation across the 1st and 2nd floors, to create a breakfast/dining room and also accommodate the relocated kitchen and reception areas on the ground floor, all of which will form part of the adjacent boutique hotel, and to also erect a new canopy on the front elevation and all associated ancillary 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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 10 Block 5, Cruises St, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €185,000 | 105 m |
| 3 O'connell Street, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €250,000 | 113 m |
| Apt 1, Arthurs Quay, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €230,000 | 139 m |
| Apartment 1, 22 William Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €170,000 | 165 m |
| Apt 5, 54 William St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €26,687 | 174 m |
| Apt 4, 54 William St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €26,687 | 174 m |
| Apt 3, 54 William St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €26,687 | 174 m |
| Apt 1, 54 William St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €26,690 | 174 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 received29 April 2019
- Further information requested19 June 2019
- Further information received23 August 2019
- Decision due19 September 2019
- Decision issued18 September 2019
- Grant issued23 October 2019
- Permission expiry22 October 2024
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