Dorris Villa, 8 O'Connell Avenue, Limerick
Conversion of a bedsit building back into a single family home with a new rear extension and garage in Limerick.
20516 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 17 June 2020
- Reference
- 20516
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 June 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to renovate and convert an existing building currently used as bedsits back into a single dwelling house. Works include demolishing a rear lean-to, building a single-storey kitchen extension, constructing a rear garage with vehicular access, and adding a front roof light.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storey
- 1
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Official record
Development description
The renovation and conversion of an existing building which is currently in bedsits back to a single dwelling house. Works include the demolition of rear lean-to single storey extension, construction of a rear single storey flat roof kitchen extension, construction of a rear garage with vehicular access, roof light to the front and all ancillary site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for residential development, protect and improve existing residential amenity.”
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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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mount Pleasant Ave, Limerick City, Limerick | Jun 2026 | €236,000 | 47 m |
| 17 Oconnell Mews, Wolfe Tone St, Limerick | Jan 2026 | €162,000 | 108 m |
| 5 Naughtons Pl, Henry St, Limerick | May 2025 | €185,000 | 137 m |
| 5 Spellacy Sq, Wolfe Tone St, Limerick | May 2025 | €215,000 | 146 m |
| Apt 7, Greenville House, Clontarf Place | Aug 2025 | €235,000 | 151 m |
| Apt 4, Greenville House, Clontarf Place | Jul 2025 | €190,000 | 151 m |
| 10 Bowman St, Limerick, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €273,000 | 153 m |
| 8 Henry St Mews, St Alphonsus St, Limerick | Feb 2026 | €301,000 | 163 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 received17 June 2020
- Further information requested5 August 2020
- Further information received6 January 2021
- Decision due2 February 2021
- Decision issued29 January 2021
- Grant issued4 March 2021
- Permission expiry3 March 2026
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