Unit 2 Ground Floor, Theatre Court, Lower Mallow Street Limerick
Change of use from a retail unit to an office unit in Limerick.
22525 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 13 May 2022
- Reference
- 22525
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 13 May 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to change the use of an existing ground floor retail unit to a new use as an office unit, including all associated site works.
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Official record
Development description
The change of use of the existing retail unit to new use as an office unit, together with all associated site works and incidental 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
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 | 46 m |
| The Ground Floor, 3 Lower Mallow Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 46 m |
| Apt 1, 3 Lower Mallow St, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 49 m |
| Apt 2, 3 Lower Mallow St, Limericknot full market price | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 49 m |
| Apt 1, Floor 2, 8 Parnell Street | Aug 2025 | €125,000 | 55 m |
| 702 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €271,000 | 109 m |
| 805 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | May 2025 | €279,984 | 109 m |
| 103 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €210,000 | 109 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 received13 May 2022
- Decision due7 July 2022
- Decision issued29 June 2022
- Grant issued4 August 2022
- Permission expiry3 August 2027
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