51 Thomas Street, Limerick
Change of use from a retail unit to a restaurant or coffee shop on Thomas Street, Limerick.
221358 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 16 December 2022
- Reference
- 221358
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 December 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes a change of use from retail to a restaurant or coffee shop at the ground floor level of 51 Thomas Street. It includes a new shop front, rear access to the coach house yard, two new bin stores, and elevational modifications to Augustinian Lane.
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 retail to restaurant / coffee shop at ground floor level, elevational modifications to include a new shop front to thomas street, new door to the rear elevation of existing building to provide access to existing coach house yard, the construction of 2 new bin stores to the rear coach house, with elevational modifications to augustinian lane to include new doors, and all associated site works above and below ground
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 3 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 71 m |
| Apt 1 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 76 m |
| Apt 2 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 76 m |
| 16 The Gallops, Green Park, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €281,938 | 121 m |
| 12 The Gallops, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €281,938 | 121 m |
| 24 The Gallops, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €380,617 | 121 m |
| 18 The Gallops, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €385,000 | 121 m |
| Apt 2, 54 William St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €26,687 | 125 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 received16 December 2022
- Further information requested14 February 2023
- Further information received31 July 2023
- Decision due27 August 2023
- Decision issued25 August 2023
- Grant issued28 September 2023
- Permission expiry27 September 2028
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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- Granted30 m away
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- Granted40 m away
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- Granted40 m away
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- Granted50 m away
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