40 41 42 O'Connell Street/1 Cecil Street, Limerick
Revisions to a permitted development including a metal balustrade, solar shades on rooflights, and revised plant screening.
22100 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 1 February 2022
- Reference
- 22100
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 February 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks revisions to a previously permitted development within an Architectural Conservation Area. Changes include adding a metal balustrade to the second-floor west elevation, solar shades to 16 glazed rooflights, and revised plant screening on the rear stair tower roof.
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
Revisions to the development permitted under limerick city & county council register reference 17/1180, an bord pleanála reference abp-301154-18, as amended by register reference 19/15, comprising provision of metal balustrade to the second floor west elevation, the addition of solar shades to each of the 16no. Permitted glazed rooflights, and revised plant screening to rear stair tower roof. The development is situated within an architectural conservation area
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 Cecil St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €220,000 | 19 m |
| Apt 1 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 84 m |
| Apt 2 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 84 m |
| Apt 3 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 89 m |
| Unit 1, 15 Upper Cecil St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €550,000 | 93 m |
| Apt. 1 Woolworths Lane, Off Catherine Street, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €70,000 | 93 m |
| Floor 1, 17 Shannon Street, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €20,000 | 103 m |
| Floor 2, 17 Shannon Street, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €20,000 | 103 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 received1 February 2022
- Decision due28 March 2022
- Decision issued22 March 2022
- Grant issued26 April 2022
- Permission expiry23 October 2023
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