17 Shannon St, Limerick, Limerick
Change of use of a ground floor and basement retail unit to a doctor's surgery on Shannon Street.
2560397 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 2 May 2025
- Reference
- 2560397
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert the ground floor and basement of an existing building from retail use to medical consultation rooms and a doctor's surgery. The affected area covers 116.1 square metres.
- Floor area
- 116 m²
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 of the ground floor and basement of the existing building (116.1m2) from its previous use as a retail unit to use as a medical consultation rooms & doctor’s surgery, together with all associated incidental and 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floor 3, 17 Shannon Street, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €20,000 | 1 m |
| Floor 1, 17 Shannon Street, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €20,000 | 1 m |
| Floor 2, 17 Shannon Street, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €20,000 | 1 m |
| 2a Chandler House, Henry St, Limerick | May 2025 | €320,000 | 87 m |
| Apt 1 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 102 m |
| Apt 2 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 102 m |
| Apt 3 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 106 m |
| Apartment 1, 3 Cecil St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €220,000 | 122 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 received2 May 2025
- Decision due26 June 2025
- Decision issued25 June 2025
- Grant issued29 July 2025
- Permission expiry28 July 2030
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