81 O'Connell Street, Limerick
Change of use from office to dental surgery on the first floor of a protected structure in Limerick.
21898 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 25 June 2021
- Reference
- 21898
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 June 2021
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought to change the use of the first floor of 81 O'Connell Street, Limerick, from office use to a dental surgery. The building is a protected structure (RPS No. 228).
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Official record
Development description
Change of use of first floor from office use to dental surgery. This is a protected structure, rps no. 228
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Basement, 3 Lower Mallow Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 60 m |
| The Ground Floor, 3 Lower Mallow Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 60 m |
| Apt 1, 3 Lower Mallow St, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 64 m |
| Apt 2, 3 Lower Mallow St, Limericknot full market price | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 64 m |
| Apt 1, Floor 2, 8 Parnell Street | Aug 2025 | €125,000 | 79 m |
| 4 Hartstone Mews, Hartstone St, Limericknot full market price | Sept 2025 | €140,000 | 106 m |
| 1 Catherineplace, Limerick | Feb 2025 | €790,000 | 119 m |
| 702 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €271,000 | 140 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 received25 June 2021
- Further information requested11 August 2021
- Further information received7 September 2021
- Decision due4 October 2021
- Decision issued28 September 2021
- Grant issued3 November 2021
- Permission expiry2 November 2026
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