1 John's Square, Limerick.
Interior alterations and solar panel installation at a pharmacy and apartments in a protected structure.
2461292 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 20 December 2024
- Reference
- 2461292
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 December 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves interior alterations and service upgrades to a pharmacy and its first and second-floor apartments. It also includes installing solar panels on the internal roof slopes of the building, which is a Protected Structure in an Architectural Conservation Area.
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
Interior alterations to the pharmacy and first & second floor apartments including upgrading of internal services and the installation of solar panels to internal slopes of roof at d. Hickeys chemist, 1 john’s square, limerick, v94 rk8v 1 john’s square is a protected structure rps. No. 3293 and is in an architectural conservation area 2.4 aca 4 - john’s square, parts of lower gerard griffith street and john’s street. It is listed on the niah (national inventory of architectural heritage schedule reg. No. 21518036
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Cathedral Place, Limerick | Jan 2025 | €257,000 | 83 m |
| 4 Smyth's Lane, Cathedral Place, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €216,000 | 91 m |
| 10 Sean Heuston Place, Limerick City, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €167,000 | 105 m |
| 119 Old Windmill Court, Little Gerald Griffin St, Limerick | May 2025 | €271,822 | 114 m |
| 113 Old Windmill Court, Little Gerald Griffin St, Limerick | May 2025 | €271,822 | 114 m |
| Apt 29 Old Windmill Court, Lower Gerald Griffin St, Limerick | Jan 2025 | €205,000 | 114 m |
| 117 Old Windmill Court, Little Gerald Griffin St, Limerick | May 2025 | €271,822 | 114 m |
| Apt 4, Old Windmill Court, Gerald Griffin St Lower | Apr 2025 | €217,500 | 114 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 received20 December 2024
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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- Granted40 m away
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