GrantedApartmentsDecided 4 March 2022

'Lissadell House', 8 Catherine Place, Limerick.

Conversion of a residential building into four apartments and two ground-floor offices, with extensive conservation and roof works.

211601 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 19 November 2021

Reference: 211601
Authority: Limerick County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 19 November 2021

Summary

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The project involves converting the existing building into four one-bedroom apartments from basement to third-floor level, and creating two ground-floor offices. Works include upgrading a rear extension, installing a new roof with solar panels, adding a lift, and carrying out conservation repairs to the exterior.

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Residential units: 4
Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

The conversion of existing residential building into 4 no. One bedroom apartments (at basement level, at first floor level, at second floor level and at third floor level). Conversion of existing ground floor level into 2no. Separate offices (commercial) areas. The upgrading of existing 2 storey flat roofed extension at rear (non-original) to include 2no. Georgian type windows to replace existing, including new sliding door (service access) to hartstonge mews access laneway. New 'a' roof (steel framed with timber rafters) with traditional roof slates, to main building, to replace existing, including new parapet gutters at front and rear. New conservation type rooflight (roof access) to roof slope fronting catherine place, and new conservation type roof light (smoke vent), including installation of solar panels to rear roof slope. New conservation type rainwater pipes to replace existing. Installation of lift in existing rear annex. Installation of fire lobbies at first, second, and third floor landings. Installation of fire lobbies to proposed ground floor offices. Conservation repair works to exterior of building including existing 2no. Chimney stacks, and existing coping to front and rear. Front elevation: repair of wiggling pointing over window heads and main entrance door. Conservation type repairs to existing up and down sash windows; to 4no. Metal balconies at first floor windows to catherine place; to metal railings and limestone dwarf walls at street level, and to entrance steps at front. Conversion of 2no. Existing cellars at basement level (catherine place) into services room and tenants storage area. New metal staircase to basement from street level to replace existing. Rear elevation: application of insulated lime mortar render to existing brickwork including the blocking up of 2no. Window openings, at second and third floor levels. This application is to include all other ancillary services and drainage works necessary to facilitate this development and associated site works. This is a protected structure (rps no 113)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

City CentreUC

“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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
4 Hartstone Mews, Hartstone St, Limericknot full market price	Sept 2025	€140,000	19 m
1 Catherineplace, Limerick	Feb 2025	€790,000	62 m
3 Pery Sq, Basement, Limerick	Mar 2025	€190,000	88 m
Apt 10, Spring Rice House, Mallow Street	Apr 2025	€225,000	136 m
Apt 1, Floor 2, 8 Parnell Street	Aug 2025	€125,000	139 m
21a Barrington Street, Limerick	Apr 2025	€490,000	144 m
21 Barrington St, Limerick, Limerick	Apr 2025	€490,000	144 m
3 Pery St, Limerick, Limerick	Jan 2025	€250,000	149 m

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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 received19 November 2021
Further information requested20 January 2022
Further information received7 February 2022
Decision due6 March 2022
Decision issued4 March 2022
Grant issued11 April 2022
Permission expiry10 April 2027

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