55 Thomas St., Limerick.
Apartment reconfiguration and addition of a fourth floor to a building on Thomas Street.
201403 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 22 December 2020
- Reference
- 201403
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 December 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting two first-floor apartments into a single two-bedroom unit, altering the layouts of the second and third floors, and adding a fourth floor for a new one-bedroom apartment. It also includes shopfront modifications, a new entrance door, and window replacements.
- Storeys
- 4
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Official record
Development description
Changing the first floor from two one bed apartments to a single two bedroom apartment, layout alterations to the second and third floor apartments and the addition of a fourth floor to accommodate a one bedroom apartment. Furthermore planning permission is being sought for modifications to the existing elevations to include alterations to the shopfront façade and entrance door to the apartments at ground floor level, replacement of windows first to third floor inclusively and all associated works both above and below ground
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 3 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 69 m |
| Apt 2 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 73 m |
| Apt 1 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 73 m |
| 16 The Gallops, Green Park, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €281,938 | 100 m |
| 12 The Gallops, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €281,938 | 100 m |
| 24 The Gallops, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €380,617 | 100 m |
| 18 The Gallops, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €385,000 | 100 m |
| Apt 4, Sarsfield Hall, Sarsfield St | Jan 2025 | €180,000 | 125 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 received22 December 2020
- Further information requested23 February 2021
- Further information received23 July 2021
- Decision due19 August 2021
- Decision issued18 August 2021
- Appeal submitted13 September 2021
- Appeal decided21 January 2022
- Permission expiry20 January 2027
In the area
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