54 Henry Street, Limerick
Change of use of a first-floor storage area to a religious studies classroom in Limerick City.
2560270 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 1 April 2025
- Reference
- 2560270
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal involves changing the use of a first-floor storage area to a classroom for religious studies at 54 Henry Street. The works include internal and elevational modifications, a new emergency escape door, windows facing Theatre Lane, and a new glazed roof lantern within an Architectural Conservation Area.
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Official record
Development description
A proposed change of use of the 1st floor storage area to a classroom for religious studies, internal and elevational modifications to include a new emergency escape door and windows facing theatre lane and the installation of a new glazed roof lantern over the proposed classroom. The proposed works are within an architectural conservation area
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 | 60 m |
| The Basement, 3 Lower Mallow Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 60 m |
| Apt 2, 3 Lower Mallow St, Limericknot full market price | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 60 m |
| Apt 1, 3 Lower Mallow St, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 60 m |
| 805 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | May 2025 | €279,984 | 77 m |
| 702 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €271,000 | 77 m |
| 103 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €210,000 | 77 m |
| 105 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €155,000 | 77 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 received1 April 2025
- Decision due26 May 2025
- Decision issued19 May 2025
- Grant issued20 June 2025
- Permission expiry19 June 2030
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