18, Barrington Street, Limerick
Retention and conversion of a protected structure to a dental surgery on Barrington Street.
2460201 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 7 March 2024
- Reference
- 2460201
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 7 March 2024
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for changing the use of parts of the lower ground, ground, and first floors from residential to a dental surgery. Permission is also sought to convert the remaining apartments on the lower ground and second floors into dental surgery use, within a protected structure.
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 development that will comprise permission for retention of change of use of part lower ground floor, ground floor, first floor from dwelling use to use as a dental surgery including permission for retention of all previous modifications and alterations. Permission is also sought for a change of use of the remaining lower ground floor apartment and the existing second floor apartment to dental surgery use including permission for all proposed modifications and associated site development works at no. 18 barrington street, limerick. This application relates to a protected structure rps 3171
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21a Barrington Street, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €490,000 | 36 m |
| 21 Barrington St, Limerick, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €490,000 | 36 m |
| 3 Pery Sq, Basement, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €190,000 | 75 m |
| 4 St Josephs St, Limerick, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €265,000 | 85 m |
| 46 St Joseph St, Limerick, Limerick | May 2026 | €372,000 | 111 m |
| 4 Hartstone Mews, Hartstone St, Limericknot full market price | Sept 2025 | €140,000 | 134 m |
| 10 Bowman St, Limerick, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €273,000 | 137 m |
| Apt 7, Greenville House, Clontarf Place | Aug 2025 | €235,000 | 168 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 received7 March 2024
- Decision due1 May 2024
- Decision issued1 May 2024
- Grant issued4 June 2024
- Permission expiry3 June 2029
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