8 Mulgrave Street, Limerick
Change of use of a ground floor unit to a restaurant and takeaway with new front signage.
22960 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 5 September 2022
- Reference
- 22960
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 September 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to convert the ground floor of an existing unit on Mulgrave Street into a restaurant with a takeaway facility. It also includes the installation of new signage on the front elevation.
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
Use as a restaurant with takeaway facility of ground floor of existing unit and erection of new signage to front elevation
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mulgrave Street, Limericknot full market price | Dec 2025 | €390,000 | 7 m |
| 5 Mulgrave St, Limerick, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €250,000 | 21 m |
| 11 Rossa Avenue, Mulgrave St, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €211,000 | 67 m |
| 2 The Haymarket, Cathedral Place, Limerick | Jan 2026 | €275,000 | 98 m |
| 23 Rossa Ave, Limerick, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €220,000 | 103 m |
| 34 The Haymarket, Cathedral Place, Limerick | Feb 2025 | €320,000 | 124 m |
| 9 The Haymarket, Cathedral Place, Limericknot full market price | Feb 2025 | €62,500 | 126 m |
| 20 The Haymarket, Cathedral Place, Limerick | Jan 2026 | €295,000 | 171 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 received5 September 2022
- Further information requested27 October 2022
- Further information received17 November 2022
- Decision due14 December 2022
- Decision issued9 December 2022
- Grant issued19 January 2023
- Permission expiry18 January 2028
In the area
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238014LimerickLodged 20 Oct 2023Alterations
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18688LimerickLodged 6 Jul 2018Change of use
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- Granted190 m away
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