29-30 Lord Edward Street, Limerick
External alterations to a protected structure for use as a Theatre Rehearsal Hub.
2360635 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 1 September 2023
- Reference
- 2360635
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 September 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves external works to a protected structure to facilitate its fit-out as a Theatre Rehearsal Hub. Works include new rooflights, solar panels, window and door modifications, and the demolition of a dividing wall to create a sheltered external area.
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
Works to the exterior of a protected structure required as part of the fit-out of the building as a theatre rehearsal hub. Works to include new rooflights, solar panels, the closing of existing windows and the formation of new window openings, new doorways, signage and an entrance canopy and the demolition of the dividing wall to the adjoining yard and the construction of a sheltered external area and all required ancillary external facilities
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for residential development, protect and improve existing residential amenity.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Lord Edward St, Limerick, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €231,000 | 69 m |
| 13 Caledonian Place, Edward St, Limerick | Jul 2026 | €180,000 | 86 m |
| 346 City Campus, Lord Edward St, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €258,000 | 86 m |
| 331 City Campus, Lord Edward Street, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €230,000 | 86 m |
| 340 City Campus, Lord Edwards Street, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €250,000 | 86 m |
| 20 Lord Edward St, Limerick City, Limerick | May 2026 | €221,000 | 102 m |
| 40 Wolfe Tone St, Limerick, Limerick | May 2026 | €220,000 | 107 m |
| 26 Bourke Ave, Edward St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €230,000 | 129 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 September 2023
- Decision due26 October 2023
- Decision issued25 October 2023
- Grant issued30 November 2023
- Permission expiry29 November 2028
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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