91 O'Connell Street, Limerick
Conversion of offices into five apartments in a protected building on O'Connell Street.
2561389 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 22 December 2025
- Reference
- 2561389
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 December 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks a material change of use and alterations to convert existing offices into two 1-bed and three 2-bed apartments. The works include window replacements, partial demolition of 20th-century rear extensions, and a new access gate on a Protected Structure.
- Residential units
- 5
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
The material change of use and material alterations of existing offices into 2 no. One-bed apartments and 3 no. Two-bed apartments. The works include removal of all inappropriate upvc windows and provision of replacement timber windows appropriate to the style of building, the repair and/or replacement of failing/decayed timber sash windows, the demolition and removal of some of the later 20th century extensions to the rear of the site, the creation of an access gate from the rear of the site to theatre lane and all associated site works at 91 o’connell street, limerick. This building is a protected structure – rps reg. No. 3496
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, Floor 2, 8 Parnell Street | Aug 2025 | €125,000 | 41 m |
| The Basement, 3 Lower Mallow Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 93 m |
| The Ground Floor, 3 Lower Mallow Street, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 93 m |
| Apt 1, 3 Lower Mallow St, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 96 m |
| Apt 2, 3 Lower Mallow St, Limericknot full market price | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 96 m |
| 44 Catherine St, Limerick, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €200,000 | 133 m |
| 702 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €271,000 | 136 m |
| 805 Newtown House, Henry St, Limerick | May 2025 | €279,984 | 136 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 received22 December 2025
- Further information requested19 February 2026
- Further information received16 March 2026
- Decision due12 April 2026
- Decision issued2 April 2026
- Grant issued11 May 2026
- Permission expiry10 May 2031
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