52 O'Connell St., Limerick.
Conversion of first and second-floor offices into a bar, lounge, and function room in a protected structure.
2691 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 10 April 2026
- Reference
- 2691
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 April 2026
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert the first floor from offices to a bar/lounge and the second floor to a function room, toilets, and office. The works inside this protected structure also include a new fire lobby on the ground floor and a new staircase.
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
(1) change of use of first floor from offices to use as bar/lounge, (2) change of use of second floor from offices to use as function room, toilet facilities and office, (3) construction of new fire lobby to ground floor bar area and new doorway connecting stair lobby to main bar, (4) construction of new staircase from ground to half landing for the purpose of eliminating winders on half landing. This building is a protected structure rps 6032 and niah 21517252.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 Catherine St, Limerick, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €200,000 | 83 m |
| Apt 1, Floor 2, 8 Parnell Street | Aug 2025 | €125,000 | 84 m |
| Apartment 1, 3 Cecil St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €220,000 | 110 m |
| Unit 1, 15 Upper Cecil St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €550,000 | 134 m |
| Apt. 1 Woolworths Lane, Off Catherine Street, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €70,000 | 134 m |
| 14 Taits Corner, Glentworth St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €213,000 | 144 m |
| Apt 24 Taits Corner, Baker Place, Limerick | Jul 2026 | €195,000 | 144 m |
| 22 Taits Corner, Upper Glentworth St, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €210,000 | 144 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 April 2026
- Further information requested2 June 2026
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