35 Thomas Street, Limerick.
Change of use from a vegetarian/vegan restaurant to a microbrewery and bar.
19753 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 30 July 2019
- Reference
- 19753
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 July 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks a change of use for a premises on Thomas Street from a vegetarian/vegan restaurant to a microbrewery and bar. The proposal also includes new signage and associated site works.
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 vegetarian/vegan restaurant to microbrewery and bar together with signage and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 4, 5 Upper William St, Limerick | Feb 2026 | €62,883 | 89 m |
| Apt 3, 5 Upper William St, Limerick | Feb 2026 | €62,883 | 89 m |
| Apt 1, 5 Upper William St, Limerick | Feb 2026 | €62,883 | 89 m |
| Apartment 1, 22 William Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €170,000 | 102 m |
| Apartment 1, 3 Gerald Griffin St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €591,000 | 103 m |
| 102 Market Court, High St, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €150,000 | 105 m |
| 302 Market Court, High St, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €150,000 | 105 m |
| 28 Wickham St, Limerick, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €144,000 | 109 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 received30 July 2019
- Decision due23 September 2019
- Decision issued20 September 2019
- Grant issued24 October 2019
- Permission expiry23 October 2024
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