GrantedApartmentsDecided 20 March 2023

33 & 34 Thomas Street, Limerick

Conversion of a Georgian house into 5 apartments and demolition of a former fire station to build a 5-storey apartment block.

228023 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 20 December 2022

Reference: 228023
Authority: Limerick County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 20 December 2022

Summary

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The project involves converting and remodeling a four-storey-over-basement Georgian house at No. 33 Thomas Street into 5 one-bedroom apartments, including the demolition of its rear return. It also proposes the demolition of the former fire station at No. 34 to construct a new five-storey apartment structure around an internal courtyard, featuring ground-floor retail, commercial, community, and storage uses.

Apartmentsapartmentsdemolitionurban regeneration

Residential units: 5
Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development consists of a change of use from single house to apartments and remodeling of the existing four-storey-over-basement georgian terraced house at no. 33 thomas street to provide 5no. One[1]bedroom apartments. The material alterations, repairs and renewals proposed to no. 33 thomas street comprise: demolition of the return to the rear; reinstatement of the front lightwell and railings; removal and alterations to existing internal partitions, doors and joinery: fire upgrading of existing walls and ceilings, installation of mechanical and electrical services, as well as sundry remedial works not impacting on the character or special interest georgian original (not a protected structure). The proposed development also consists of demolition of the former fire station structure at no. 34 thomas street to provide two ranges of residential apartments around an internal courtyard – one facing onto thomas street and the other along the rear boundary of the site. Connected by a staircase and passenger lift structure, the proposed new apartment structure is five-storeys tall, comprising retail / commercial, community and storage uses at ground floor level, with apartments at first, second, third and fourth floor levels. The top floor onto thomas street is set-back from the street façade to the line of the ridge of no
The proposed apartments comprise 8no. Two-bedroom units. The proposed development includes the creation of a semi-private courtyard between the thomas street and the rear block– to provide residential amenity space, as well as bicycle and bin-storage, for the residential apartments. Services and siteworks proposed to facilitate the proposed development include: new water, electricity and comms supplies; new foul sewage and storm water connections to public mains; air-to-water and roof-mounted pv panels for heating and ventilation

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

City CentreUC

“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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apartment 1, 22 William Street, Limerick	Sept 2025	€170,000	94 m
Apt 4, 5 Upper William St, Limerick	Feb 2026	€62,883	98 m
Apt 3, 5 Upper William St, Limerick	Feb 2026	€62,883	98 m
Apt 1, 5 Upper William St, Limerick	Feb 2026	€62,883	98 m
Apt 1, 54 William St, Limerick	Jul 2025	€26,690	104 m
Apt 4, 54 William St, Limerick	Jul 2025	€26,687	104 m
Apt 2, 54 William St, Limerick	Jul 2025	€26,687	104 m
Apt 3, 54 William St, Limerick	Jul 2025	€26,687	104 m

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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 received20 December 2022
Decision due22 February 2023
Decision issued20 March 2023

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