McEnery's Shop, Parnell Street, Limerick.
Demolition of a shop to build a four-storey building with a retail unit and 10 apartments in Limerick.
196 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 9 January 2019
- Reference
- 196
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 January 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of an existing three-storey shop building. In its place, a new four-storey mixed-use building of 1,040 sqm will be constructed, comprising a ground-floor retail unit and 10 apartments on the upper floors.
- Residential units
- 10
- Storeys
- 4
- Floor area
- 1,040 m²
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Official record
Development description
The demolition of existing three storey shop building and construction of a four storey mixed use building (1040sqm), comprising of a retail unit (210sqm), at the ground floor, accessed from parnell street, and 10 no apartments, over the 3 upper floors (8 no. 1 bed apartments, 2 no 2 bed apartment) and all 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Pery Court, Mallow St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €80,000 | 46 m |
| Apt 1, 28 Davis St, Limerick | Feb 2026 | €75,000 | 51 m |
| Apt 2, 28 Davis St, Limerick | Feb 2026 | €75,000 | 51 m |
| Apt 3, 28 Davis St, Limerick | Feb 2026 | €75,000 | 51 m |
| Apt 16, Pery Court, Upper Mallow St | Dec 2025 | €300,000 | 70 m |
| 10 Pery Court, Mallow St, Limerick | May 2025 | €282,760 | 80 m |
| 23 Tait Corner, Baker Place, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €187,000 | 134 m |
| 3 Pery St, Limerick, Limerick | Jan 2025 | €250,000 | 158 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 received9 January 2019
- Further information requested1 March 2019
- Further information received20 June 2019
- Decision due17 July 2019
- Decision issued17 July 2019
- Grant issued20 August 2019
- Permission expiry19 August 2024
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