90 O'Connell Street Mews, Theatre Lane, Limerick
Conversion of a mews/store into a ground floor studio and a first floor apartment in Limerick City.
221324 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 9 December 2022
- Reference
- 221324
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 December 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes the change of use of an existing mews/store facing Theatre Lane into a ground floor studio apartment and a first floor one-bedroom apartment. The site is a Protected Structure (RPS 3495) and lies within an Architectural Conservation Area.
- Residential units
- 2
- Storeys
- 2
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 from mews/store facing theatre lane, to studio apartment on ground floor, one bedroom apartment on first floor, along with landscaping of garden at no 90 o'connell street, limerick. This is a protected structure rps 3495, on the niah reg no. 2157064 and in limerick architectural conservation area 1a
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 Ground Floor, 3 Lower Mallow Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 69 m |
| The Basement, 3 Lower Mallow Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 69 m |
| Apt 1, Floor 2, 8 Parnell Street | Aug 2025 | €125,000 | 69 m |
| Apt 1, 3 Lower Mallow St, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 71 m |
| Apt 2, 3 Lower Mallow St, Limericknot full market price | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 71 m |
| 702 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €271,000 | 99 m |
| 805 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | May 2025 | €279,984 | 99 m |
| 103 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €210,000 | 99 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 received9 December 2022
- Decision due11 February 2023
- Decision issued10 February 2023
- Grant issued15 March 2023
- Permission expiry14 March 2028
In the area
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- RefusedAt this site
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- GrantedAt this site
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2560270LimerickLodged 1 Apr 2025Change of use
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17708LimerickLodged 25 Jul 2017Change of use
- Awaiting decision30 m away
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22478LimerickLodged 28 Apr 2022Apartments
- Granted30 m away
The extension to the rear of the mews house. This property is within the curtilage of a Protected Structure
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191028LimerickLodged 17 Oct 2019Retention
- Granted40 m away
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- Granted40 m away
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