Unit 4 Chapel Court, Cathedral Place, Limerick.
Change of use of a ground floor and basement retail unit to a medical facility.
2560025 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 20 January 2025
- Reference
- 2560025
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 January 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert an existing ground floor and basement retail unit at Chapel Court into a medical facility. The works will also include replacement signage on the front and side elevations and a new wall-mounted sign.
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 of an existing ground floor and basement floor retail unit to a medical facility, replacement signage over both front and side shopfront elevations, a new wall mounted sign and all ancillary works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Chapel Court, Cathedral Place, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €272,000 | 3 m |
| Apt 7 - Chapel Court, Cathedral Place, Limerick | May 2025 | €246,915 | 21 m |
| 4 Smyth's Lane, Cathedral Place, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €216,000 | 80 m |
| 36 The Steeples, Newtown Mahon St, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €155,000 | 83 m |
| 39 The Steeples, Mulgrave St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €146,000 | 89 m |
| 31 The Steeples, Mulgrave St, Limerick | May 2025 | €149,000 | 89 m |
| Apt 29 Old Windmill Court, Lower Gerald Griffin St, Limerick | Jan 2025 | €205,000 | 91 m |
| Apt 4, Old Windmill Court, Gerald Griffin St Lower | Apr 2025 | €217,500 | 91 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 January 2025
- Decision due16 March 2025
- Decision issued11 March 2025
- Grant issued14 April 2025
- Permission expiry13 April 2030
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