47 - 50 Parnell Street, Limerick
Demolition of a two-storey building to build a six-storey block with 37 apartments and two retail units.
2560546 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 10 June 2025
- Reference
- 2560546
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 June 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of an existing two-storey building to construct a six-storey mixed-use development. The building will contain two ground-floor retail units and 37 apartments on the upper floors, complete with bicycle parking, an ESB substation, and rooftop solar panels.
- Residential units
- 37
- Storeys
- 6
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) demolition of an existing two storey building at no. 47 parnell street and (b) to construct a 6 storey mixed use development in a single block with part ground floor commercial consisting of 2 no. Retail units (409m2) and the remainder (part ground floor and all upper floors) to consist of a residential apartment development with a total of 37 no. Apartments consisting of 26 no. One bedroom apartments and 11 no. Two bedroom apartments. The proposal will incorporate a secure internal bicycle parking area, an esb sub-station, ancillary utility/services rooms, internal refuse storage area, public lighting, roof top solar panels (optional), connections to adjacent utilities and all associated engineering and site works necessary to facilitate the proposed development at the site
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 3, 28 Davis St, Limerick | Feb 2026 | €75,000 | 71 m |
| Apt 1, 28 Davis St, Limerick | Feb 2026 | €75,000 | 71 m |
| Apt 2, 28 Davis St, Limerick | Feb 2026 | €75,000 | 71 m |
| 16 Presentation Court, Sexton St, Limerick | Jan 2025 | €285,000 | 75 m |
| 12 Presentation Court, Sexton St, Limerick City | Aug 2025 | €315,000 | 91 m |
| 30 Roches Street, Limerick, V94 Kx40 | Jan 2026 | €310,000 | 118 m |
| 23 Tait Corner, Baker Place, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €187,000 | 122 m |
| 9 Presentation Court, Sexton St, Limericknot full market price | Aug 2025 | €110,000 | 123 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 received10 June 2025
- Decision due4 August 2025
- Decision issued1 August 2025
- Grant issued4 September 2025
- Permission expiry3 September 2030
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