3-5 Barrington Street, Limerick
Change of use to medical services and a new single-storey MRI extension in Limerick.
2388 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 13 February 2023
- Reference
- 2388
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 13 February 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves changing the use of ground floor office space to medical services. It also includes a 120 sqm single-storey extension to house a new MRI facility, a new electricity substation, and retention of a switch/meter room.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 120 m²
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 change of use of 144.5 sqm of existing office use at ground floor to the provision of medical services & healthcare, a proposed single storey extension (7m high to parapet) of 120 sqm to the existing medical services clinic at ground level to the rear to house a new mri facility, a proposed electricity substation of 14 sqm to the rear of the site & retention permission for an existing switch/meter room of 7 sqm to the rear of the site. The proposed development will include all necessary ancillary site works including interns alterations, external security fencing, access to plant on the mri extension roof, the location of building plant in the undercroft below the mri extension and & underground utility installations such as drainage and power
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Barrington St, Limerick, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €490,000 | 58 m |
| 21a Barrington Street, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €490,000 | 58 m |
| 3 Pery Sq, Basement, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €190,000 | 73 m |
| 4 Hartstone Mews, Hartstone St, Limericknot full market price | Sept 2025 | €140,000 | 85 m |
| 4 St Josephs St, Limerick, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €265,000 | 131 m |
| 1 Catherineplace, Limerick | Feb 2025 | €790,000 | 147 m |
| 46 St Joseph St, Limerick, Limerick | May 2026 | €372,000 | 152 m |
| 3 Adelaide Terrace, Henry St, Limerick | May 2026 | €230,000 | 154 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 received13 February 2023
- Further information requested28 March 2023
- Further information received20 June 2023
- Decision due17 July 2023
- Decision issued13 July 2023
- Appeal submitted31 July 2023
- Appeal decided19 December 2024
- Permission expiry18 December 2029
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