Main Street, Hospital, Co. Limerick.
Conversion of a ground floor commercial unit and two existing apartments into a single four-bedroom townhouse.
24452 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 4 December 2024
- Reference
- 24452
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 December 2024
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 237 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project on Main Street, Hospital, proposes changing the use of a ground floor commercial premises to residential. This unit will be combined with an existing ground floor apartment and a first-floor apartment to create a single 237 sq.m four-bedroom townhouse.
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
Change of use of an existing ground floor commercial premises into residential use and combining this unit with the existing one-bedroom ground floor apartment and the existing three-bedroom first floor apartment to form a four-bedroom 237sq. M townhouse, together with elevational alterations, internal modifications and ancillary site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and enhancement of town/village centre core uses including a mix of retail, residential, commercial, civic and other uses.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballynamona, Hosiptal, Co Limerick | Sept 2025 | €140,000 | 85 m |
| Ballinamona, Hospital, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €300,000 | 85 m |
| 33 Glenview Drive, Hospitalnot full market price | Feb 2025 | €99,000 | 186 m |
| 5 Galtee View, Hospital, Kilmallock | Oct 2025 | €272,000 | 223 m |
| 8 Emly Rd, Hospital, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €128,000 | 293 m |
| Emly Rd, Hospital, Limerick | May 2026 | €275,000 | 310 m |
| Kenmare, Hospital, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €450,000 | 321 m |
| 19 Cluain Fionse, Hospital, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €285,000 | 349 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 received4 December 2024
- Decision due6 February 2025
- Decision issued5 February 2025
- Grant issued11 March 2025
- Permission expiry10 March 2030
In the area
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