Corner of 48 Upper William Street & Upper Gerald Griffin Street, Limerick
Conversion of the ground floor of a former bank into two one-bedroom apartments.
20895 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 10 September 2020
- Reference
- 20895
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 September 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission to change the use of the ground floor of the former TSB bank. The space will be converted into two one-bedroom apartments, including alterations to the street-facing elevations.
- Residential units
- 2
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 change of use of the ground floor of the former tsb bank into two number one-bedroom apartments and the alteration to the ground floor street view elevations
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1, 3 Gerald Griffin St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €591,000 | 28 m |
| Apt 1, 5 Upper William St, Limerick | Feb 2026 | €62,883 | 45 m |
| Apt 3, 5 Upper William St, Limerick | Feb 2026 | €62,883 | 45 m |
| Apt 4, 5 Upper William St, Limerick | Feb 2026 | €62,883 | 45 m |
| 1-7, 12-13 Upper William Street, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €2,117,615 | 52 m |
| 8-11, 12-13 Upper William Street, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €1,162,294 | 52 m |
| 44 Lower Gerald Griffin St, Limerick, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €227,000 | 74 m |
| 102 Market Court, High St, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €150,000 | 112 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 received10 September 2020
- Decision due4 November 2020
- Decision issued3 November 2020
- Grant issued8 December 2020
- Permission expiry7 December 2025
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