Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedChange of useDecided 26 March 2021

434445 and the basement of 46 Cecil Street, Limerick

Completion of extensions and change of use from a tourist hostel to offices on Cecil Street, Limerick.

201137 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 6 November 2020

Reference
201137
Authority
Limerick County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
6 November 2020

Summary

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The application seeks to complete previously permitted extensions and alterations across multiple properties on Cecil Street. It also proposes a change of use of the completed development from a tourist accommodation hostel to offices, including toilets in the basement of number 46.

Change of usechange of useofficecity centre

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Official record

Development description

  • Completion of extensions and alterations to properties permitted under planning reference 09/770075 as amended by alterations permitted under planning reference 10/770080; change of use of completed development to offices, toilets in the basement of
  • The previous permitted use of these properties was for a tourist accommodation hostel under planning reference 09/770075

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

City CentreUC
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.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Apartment 1, 3 Cecil St, LimerickJul 2025€220,00025 m
Apt. 1 Woolworths Lane, Off Catherine Street, LimerickMar 2025€70,00081 m
Unit 1, 15 Upper Cecil St, LimerickJul 2025€550,00081 m
44 Catherine St, Limerick, LimerickNov 2025€200,000100 m
Apartment 1, 15a Catherine Street, LimerickMar 2025€173,000113 m
Apt 1 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, LimerickApr 2025€132,500116 m
Apt 2 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, LimerickApr 2025€132,500116 m
Apt 3 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, LimerickApr 2025€132,500121 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

  1. Application received6 November 2020
  2. Further information requested22 December 2020
  3. Further information received2 March 2021
  4. Decision due29 March 2021
  5. Decision issued26 March 2021
  6. Grant issued29 April 2021
  7. Permission expiry28 April 2026

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