24 Sarsfield Street, Limerick
Conversion of a former bank on Sarsfield Street into a ground-floor retail shop and five upper-floor apartments.
21573 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 30 April 2021
- Reference
- 21573
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 April 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to change the use of a protected structure from banking to retail on the ground floor, and to convert the first and second floors into five apartments. The works include a second-floor extension, a roof-top terrace, shopfront amendments, and access modifications.
- Residential units
- 5
- Storeys
- 3
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
A change of use from ground floor banking use to retail shop use including proposed amendments to existing shop front, change of use of existing first and second floor banking/office use to provide 5 no. Apartments including a second floor extension to complete residential layout with apartment access from sarsfield and combined apartment/retail access from existing liddy street entrance, permission also for the provision of roof-top terrace, the re-positioning of an existing window on the rear/north-eastern elevation, including all associated site development works. This application relates to a protected structure(21512009)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sarsfield Hall, Sarsfield St, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €212,000 | 45 m |
| Apt 4, Sarsfield Hall, Sarsfield St | Jan 2025 | €180,000 | 45 m |
| Apartment 12, Sarsfield Hall, Sarsfield | Nov 2025 | €175,000 | 45 m |
| 6 Sarsfield Hall, Sarsfield St, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €217,000 | 45 m |
| Apt 1, Sarsfield Hall, Sarsfield St | May 2025 | €206,000 | 45 m |
| Apartment 7, Sarsfield Hall, Limerick | May 2025 | €186,000 | 45 m |
| 18 The Gallops, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €385,000 | 93 m |
| 16 The Gallops, Green Park, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €281,938 | 93 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 received30 April 2021
- Further information requested22 June 2021
- Further information received9 March 2022
- Decision due5 April 2022
- Decision issued31 March 2022
- Grant issued4 May 2022
- Permission expiry3 May 2027
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