No. 3 Bedford Row, Limerick City, Limerick City
Change of use from retail to a licensed premises, wine bar, café, and delicatessen in Limerick City.
2360115 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 1 March 2023
- Reference
- 2360115
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 March 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes changing the use of a retail unit to a licensed premises with off-licence sales, a wine bar, a café, and a delicatessen. The business will serve hot and cold food for consumption on and off the premises across the ground and first floor levels, with storage in the basement.
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
The change of use from retail to licensed premises with off-licence sales and wine bar; café and delicatessen serving hot and cold food for consumption on and off the premises all at ground and first floor level; ancillary storage, staff facilities and bin storage at basement level, together with all associated site 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floor 3, 17 Shannon Street, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €20,000 | 77 m |
| Floor 2, 17 Shannon Street, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €20,000 | 77 m |
| Floor 1, 17 Shannon Street, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €20,000 | 77 m |
| Apartment 12, Sarsfield Hall, Sarsfield | Nov 2025 | €175,000 | 83 m |
| Apartment 7, Sarsfield Hall, Limerick | May 2025 | €186,000 | 83 m |
| Apt 4, Sarsfield Hall, Sarsfield St | Jan 2025 | €180,000 | 83 m |
| Apt 1, Sarsfield Hall, Sarsfield St | May 2025 | €206,000 | 83 m |
| 6 Sarsfield Hall, Sarsfield St, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €217,000 | 83 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 received1 March 2023
- Decision due25 April 2023
- Decision issued25 April 2023
- Grant issued29 May 2023
- Permission expiry28 May 2028
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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- Refused40 m away
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17126LimerickLodged 14 Feb 2017Retention
- Granted40 m away
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218007LimerickLodged 11 Jun 2021Infrastructure
- Granted40 m away
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17278LimerickLodged 31 Mar 2017Change of use
- Granted40 m away
1 no. shop front sign, 2 no. projecting signs and 1 no. retractable awning
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19714LimerickLodged 19 Jul 2019Retention
- Granted40 m away
Change of use of Unit 9 and part of Unit 10 from retail use to office use
Unit 9 & Unit 10 , Henry Street , Limerick
20167LimerickLodged 27 Feb 2020Change of use
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