64 O'Connell Street, Limerick
Change of use of the lower ground floor from office to residential in a Limerick protected structure.
211498 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 28 October 2021
- Reference
- 211498
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 October 2021
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 112 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes a change of use of the lower ground floor from office to residential within a protected structure. It also includes creating a new access from Mallow Street and replacing windows on the first-floor landing.
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 lower ground floor from office use to residential, the creation of a new access from mallow street, the replacement of windows to the toilet areas on the first floor landing and all ancillary site works to the protected structure (rps 213 niah 21517212)
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 1, Floor 2, 8 Parnell Street | Aug 2025 | €125,000 | 45 m |
| 1 Catherineplace, Limerick | Feb 2025 | €790,000 | 83 m |
| The Ground Floor, 3 Lower Mallow Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 88 m |
| The Basement, 3 Lower Mallow Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 88 m |
| 4 Hartstone Mews, Hartstone St, Limericknot full market price | Sept 2025 | €140,000 | 92 m |
| Apt 1, 3 Lower Mallow St, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 93 m |
| Apt 2, 3 Lower Mallow St, Limericknot full market price | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 93 m |
| 702 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €271,000 | 164 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 received28 October 2021
- Further information requested16 December 2021
- Further information received11 March 2022
- Decision due7 April 2022
- Decision issued5 April 2022
- Grant issued11 May 2022
- Permission expiry10 May 2027
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