90 O'Connell Street & 90 O'Connell Street Mews, Theatre Lane, Limerick
Retention of a studio apartment at a protected structure site in Limerick.
2486 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 11 March 2024
- Reference
- 2486
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 11 March 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for the construction of one studio apartment. The works also include SuDS drainage and ancillary external works at a site containing a protected structure.
- Residential unit
- 1
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 (i) construction of 1 no. Studio apartment; and (ii) suds drainage and all ancillary external works necessary to facilitate the development. No. 90 o'connell street is a protected structure(rps no. 3495)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, Floor 2, 8 Parnell Street | Aug 2025 | €125,000 | 59 m |
| The Basement, 3 Lower Mallow Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 74 m |
| The Ground Floor, 3 Lower Mallow Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 74 m |
| Apt 2, 3 Lower Mallow St, Limericknot full market price | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 76 m |
| Apt 1, 3 Lower Mallow St, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 76 m |
| 702 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €271,000 | 110 m |
| 805 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | May 2025 | €279,984 | 110 m |
| 103 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €210,000 | 110 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 received11 March 2024
- Decision due5 May 2024
- Decision issued3 May 2024
In the area
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