Seans Shop, 20 New Road/19 John's Street, Johnsgate Limerick
Expansion of Sean's Shop into an adjacent retail unit to include an off-licence, storage, and office space.
20559 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 26 June 2020
- Reference
- 20559
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 June 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal involves expanding the existing retail area of Sean's Shop into the adjacent ground floor retail unit at 19 John's Street. The expansion will accommodate an off-licence area, storage, an office, and a toilet, alongside closing up two windows to provide signage areas.
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
The expansion of retail area into the adjacent ground floor retail unit on 19 john's street with the provision of an off licence area, storage area, office and w/c, close up 2 no. Windows to john's street to provide 2 no. Signage areas, and all associated 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2a Johnsgate Village, New Rd, Limerick | Jun 2026 | €35,000 | 59 m |
| 52 Johnsgate Village, Limerick, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €235,000 | 112 m |
| 3 Mitchell St, Limerick, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €230,000 | 124 m |
| 3 The Gables, Pennywell, Limerick | Jan 2025 | €223,000 | 131 m |
| 10 Sean Heuston Place, Limerick City, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €167,000 | 143 m |
| 17 Grattan Court, Old Clare St, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €169,000 | 148 m |
| 7 Sarsfield Court, Garryowen, Limerick | Jun 2026 | €154,000 | 172 m |
| 6 Newcastle Terrace, Garryowen, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €165,000 | 187 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 received26 June 2020
- Decision due20 August 2020
- Decision issued19 August 2020
- Appeal submitted15 September 2020
- Appeal decided20 January 2021
- Permission expiry19 January 2026
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Subdivision of retail unit into an off licence and storage area and all associated works
19 John's Street , Johnsgate , Limerick
2461022LimerickLodged 14 Oct 2024Change of use
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2460726LimerickLodged 20 Jul 2024Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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201424LimerickLodged 23 Dec 2020Apartments
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
A change of use from a coffee shop and deli store into a fast food restaurant and takeaway, front signage and…
17 John's Street , Limerick.
19482LimerickLodged 16 May 2019Change of use
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
A change of use from a coffee shop and deli store into a fast food restaurant and takeaway, front signage and…
17 John's Street , Limerick.
19813LimerickLodged 15 Aug 2019Change of use
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
A change of use from a coffee shop and deli store into a fast food restaurant and takeaway, front signage and…
17 John's Street , Limerick.
19258LimerickLodged 21 Mar 2019Change of use
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
A change of use from a coffee shop and deli store into a fast food restaurant and takeaway, front signage and…
17 John's Street , Limerick.
19621LimerickLodged 26 Jun 2019Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use from a coffee shop and deli store into a fast food restaurant and take away, front signage and…
17 John's Street , Limerick
20498LimerickLodged 11 Jun 2020Change of use
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