18 Sexton Street, Limerick
Conversion of a repair garage into a two-storey cultural centre and place of worship on Sexton Street.
24147 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 12 April 2024
- Reference
- 24147
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 April 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves a change of use from a repair garage to a two-storey cultural centre and place of worship. Works will include a new roof, elevational changes to the front facade with an increase in height, and the installation of a new first-floor mezzanine.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
A change of use from a repair garage to a two storey cultural centre and place of worship, new roof and elevational changes to the front facade with an increase in height, the provision of a new first floor mezzanine and all ancillary 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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 304 Mahon House, Upper William Street, Limerick | Feb 2026 | €185,000 | 109 m |
| 104 Mahon House, Upper William Street, Limerick | May 2025 | €100,000 | 109 m |
| 113 Mahon House, Upper William St, Limerick | May 2025 | €100,000 | 109 m |
| 104 Mahon House, Upper William Street, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €105,000 | 109 m |
| 506 Mahon House, Mahon Place, Upper William St | Feb 2025 | €115,000 | 109 m |
| Apt 118, Mahon House, 35 Upper William St | Mar 2025 | €180,000 | 109 m |
| 106 Mahon House, Upper William St, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €130,000 | 109 m |
| 215 Mahon House, Upper William Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €145,000 | 109 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 received12 April 2024
- Further information requested5 June 2024
- Further information received4 July 2024
- Decision due31 July 2024
- Decision issued31 July 2024
- Grant issued3 September 2024
- Permission expiry2 September 2029
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