49, O'Connell Street, Limerick City
Conversion of first and second-floor offices into two apartments on O'Connell Street, Limerick.
2460724 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 19 July 2024
- Reference
- 2460724
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 July 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for a material change of use and material alterations to an existing commercial office space. The first and second floors will be converted into two separate two-bedroom apartments.
- Residential units
- 2
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
The material change of use and material alterations of an existing 1st and 2nd floor commercial office space into a two bedroom apartment on the first floor and a two bedroom apartment on the second floor
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1, 3 Cecil St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €220,000 | 73 m |
| 44 Catherine St, Limerick, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €200,000 | 85 m |
| Unit 1, 15 Upper Cecil St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €550,000 | 110 m |
| Apt. 1 Woolworths Lane, Off Catherine Street, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €70,000 | 110 m |
| Apt 1, Floor 2, 8 Parnell Street | Aug 2025 | €125,000 | 122 m |
| Apartment 1, 15a Catherine Street, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €173,000 | 153 m |
| 22 Taits Corner, Upper Glentworth St, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €210,000 | 156 m |
| 14 Taits Corner, Glentworth St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €213,000 | 156 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 received19 July 2024
- Further information requested9 September 2024
- Further information received8 October 2024
- Decision due4 November 2024
- Decision issued31 October 2024
- Grant issued4 December 2024
- Permission expiry3 December 2029
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