McEnery's Shop and Railway Hotel, Parnell Street and Davis Street, Limerick
Conversion of the former Railway Hotel and construction of new buildings for 111 student bed spaces.
221172 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 1 November 2022
- Reference
- 221172
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 November 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the adaptive reuse of the former Railway Hotel, a protected structure, for student accommodation. It includes the demolition of McEnery's Shop and the construction of a 3-storey building and a 7-storey building to provide 111 student bed spaces, a café, and a laundry.
- Residential units
- 111
- Storeys
- 7
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 to student residences, adaptive re-use and refurbishment of the former railway hotel (protected structure - rps ref. 6035, niah ref: 21518017), demolition of mcenerys shop, erection of a 3 storey building to parnell street and a 7 storey building to davis street/davis lane, to provide 111 no bed spaces (6no studios and 19no apartments), a ground floor café to parnell street/davis street, a laundry accessed via courtyard, bicycle and bin stores, accessed via courtyard and davis lane and all associated site works
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 3, 28 Davis St, Limerick | Feb 2026 | €75,000 | 39 m |
| Apt 2, 28 Davis St, Limerick | Feb 2026 | €75,000 | 39 m |
| Apt 1, 28 Davis St, Limerick | Feb 2026 | €75,000 | 39 m |
| 29 Pery Court, Mallow St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €80,000 | 57 m |
| Apt 16, Pery Court, Upper Mallow St | Dec 2025 | €300,000 | 76 m |
| 10 Pery Court, Mallow St, Limerick | May 2025 | €282,760 | 85 m |
| 23 Tait Corner, Baker Place, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €187,000 | 127 m |
| 16 Presentation Court, Sexton St, Limerick | Jan 2025 | €285,000 | 152 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 November 2022
- Further information requested20 December 2022
- Further information received29 May 2023
- Decision due25 June 2023
- Decision issued22 June 2023
- Appeal submitted19 July 2023
- Appeal decided30 May 2024
- Permission expiry29 May 2029
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