43 Thomas Street, Limerick.
Change of use of a ground and first floor hair salon to a restaurant on Thomas Street, Limerick.
24426 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 5 November 2024
- Reference
- 24426
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 November 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes to change the use of the ground and first floor of the property. The current use as a hair salon will be converted into a restaurant.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Change of use of ground floor and first floor from current use as a hair salon to use as restaurant
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 2, 54 William St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €26,687 | 69 m |
| Apt 6, 54 William St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €26,687 | 69 m |
| Apt 3, 54 William St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €26,687 | 69 m |
| Apt 4, 54 William St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €26,687 | 69 m |
| Apt 1, 54 William St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €26,690 | 69 m |
| Apt 5, 54 William St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €26,687 | 69 m |
| Apt 4 5, Augustiniane Lane, Roches St | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 104 m |
| Apartment 1, 22 William Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €170,000 | 116 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 received5 November 2024
- Further information requested19 December 2024
- Further information received10 January 2025
- Decision due6 February 2025
- Decision issued5 February 2025
- Grant issued11 March 2025
- Permission expiry10 March 2030
In the area
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217052LimerickLodged 30 Dec 2021Change of use
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- RefusedAt this site
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- GrantedAt this site
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191157LimerickLodged 26 Nov 2019Retention
- Awaiting decision30 m away
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