2560471
CONDITIONALLimerick - Limerick County Council
Proposed Development
(a) Proposed residential townhouse combining first, second, third floors of both properties to create a new 4-bedroom dwelling with access on the ground floor. This will involve a change of use from office use to residential for existing ground floor entrance and hallway, first, second and third floors at 34 O’Connell St, and second floor at 57 Roches St, Limerick City, (b) Elevational alterations to include for new sash windows to both existing elevations, (c) New roof access to replace existing roof access on flat roof at 34 O’Connell St., (d) Proposed new single WC to ground floor shop unit at 34 O’Connell St and associated site works, (e) All ancillary site works above and below ground. The application site contains a protected structure – NIAH Ref No 21517029
View the full application file on the council's planning portal →Application Timeline
Application received
21 May 2025
Further information requested
8 Jul 2025
Further information received
3 Nov 2025
Decision: CONDITIONAL
27 Nov 2025
Decision due
30 Nov 2025
Grant issued
7 Jan 2026
Application Details
- Location
- 34 O'Connell Street & 57 Roches St , O'Connell / Roches St , Limerick City
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Site Area
- 0.01 ha
- Floor Area
- 221 sq m
- Residential Units
- 1
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 21 May 2025
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 27 November 2025
- Grant Date
- 7 January 2026
- Permission Expires
- 6 January 2031
Location
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change of use of the existing two-storey building from retail (ground floor) and storage/office (first floor) to a Nail bar and Spa Treatment Rooms across both floors inclusive of bathroom facilities, staff area, storage room and general circulation.
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