Saint Rira 19 Lower Hartstonge Street., Limerick
Change of use from residential to offices at a protected structure on Lower Hartstonge Street.
2560126 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 17 February 2025
- Reference
- 2560126
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 February 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use from residential to office use, creating seven office spaces and a storage area. Works include the removal, repair, and restoration of windows, iron railings, and downpipes on 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
Change of use from residential to office use including 7 offices spaces and a storage area, removal & repair of the existing windows, repair of light well iron railing, a new iron downpipe, new front door and ancillary works to a protected structure
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ground Floor, 3 Lower Mallow Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 87 m |
| The Basement, 3 Lower Mallow Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 87 m |
| Apt 2, 3 Lower Mallow St, Limericknot full market price | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 88 m |
| Apt 1, 3 Lower Mallow St, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 88 m |
| 3 Adelaide Terrace, Henry St, Limerick | May 2026 | €230,000 | 109 m |
| 510 Richmond Court, Mount Kennett Court, Dock Rd | Aug 2025 | €170,000 | 124 m |
| 4 Hartstone Mews, Hartstone St, Limericknot full market price | Sept 2025 | €140,000 | 128 m |
| 101 Glenlara Apts, Dock Rd, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €166,000 | 130 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 received17 February 2025
- Decision due13 April 2025
- Decision issued4 April 2025
- Grant issued12 May 2025
- Permission expiry11 May 2030
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
The change of use from commercial to residential use and ancillary works (a protected structure)
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