8 Shelbourne Terrace, High Road Thomondgate, Limerick
Retention of a change of use from a dwelling house to a short-term letting.
2460168 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 28 February 2024
- Reference
- 2460168
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 28 February 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for a change of use of an existing dwelling house to be used for short-term letting purposes.
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
A change of use from an existing dwelling house to use as a 'short term letting'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Treaty Terrace, Thomondgate, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €256,000 | 31 m |
| Tara, Osmington Terrace, Thomondgate | Jul 2025 | €236,000 | 58 m |
| 2 Treaty Villas, Thomandgate, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €160,000 | 92 m |
| 5 Shelbourne Gardens, Farranshone, Limerick | Jun 2026 | €295,000 | 94 m |
| No. 6 Rice's Corner, Thomond, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €180,000 | 102 m |
| 17 Rices Corner, Thomond Gate, Thomondgate | Apr 2026 | €210,000 | 102 m |
| 24 Canon Breen Park, Thomondgate, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €195,000 | 123 m |
| 43 Canon Breen Park, Thomondgate, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €124,000 | 128 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 received28 February 2024
- Decision due23 April 2024
- Decision issued23 April 2024
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