No 2 New Wellington Terrace, O'Connell Avenue, Limerick City
Change of use of the upper two floors of a protected building from commercial office to a residential dwelling.
2360077 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 17 February 2023
- Reference
- 2360077
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 February 2023
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 114 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for the upper two floors of a two-storey over basement protected structure. The space will be converted from commercial office use to a residential dwelling.
- Storeys
- 3
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 proposed change of use of the upper two floors of an existing two-storey over basement property, a protected structure (rps 4083), from use as a commercial office to use as a residential dwelling
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 St Joseph St, Limerick, Limerick | May 2026 | €372,000 | 28 m |
| Apt 4, Greenville House, Clontarf Place | Jul 2025 | €190,000 | 49 m |
| Apt 7, Greenville House, Clontarf Place | Aug 2025 | €235,000 | 49 m |
| 4 St Josephs St, Limerick, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €265,000 | 60 m |
| 10 Bowman St, Limerick, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €273,000 | 81 m |
| 12 Crecent Ave, Limerick, Limerick | Jun 2026 | €450,000 | 115 m |
| 5 Naughtons Pl, Henry St, Limerick | May 2025 | €185,000 | 118 m |
| 21 Barrington St, Limerick, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €490,000 | 118 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 received17 February 2023
- Decision due13 April 2023
- Decision issued12 April 2023
- Grant issued15 May 2023
- Permission expiry14 May 2028
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