40 41 42 O'Connell Street/ 1 Cecil Street , Limerick
CONDITIONALPlanning application 171180
Limerick - Limerick County Council
Proposed Development
the demolition of No. 40 and No. 41 O’Connell Street; demolition of 1st floor, 2nd floor and 3rd floor only at No. 42 O’Connell Street/1 Cecil Street; demolition of No. 1 Cecil Street (excluding basement area), and demolition of a shed at the rear of the site. Construction of a new building consisting of a 7-storey block (32 m high) with 2-storey portico fronting O’Connell Street, and a part 2-storey/part 3-storey block to the rear with stair core extending 7-storeys all over single storey basement; a part 2-storey/part 3-storey block at the corner of O’Connell Street and Cecil Street comprising 2-storeys over the existing ground floor retail premises (Fines Jewellers), and 3-storeys fronting Cecil Street. The development will provide multi-media visitor experience, exhibition and education space for the ‘International Rugby Experience’; ancillary retail area (81sq.m) and ancillary cafe (83 sq.m) at ground floor level. Vehicular access for servicing purposes and staff pedestrian and cycle access via an existing vehicular entrance on the laneway to the rear of the site linking Cecil Street and Catherine Street. The development will also include ancillary plant, storage areas, staff facilities; public lighting; building signage; diversion of underground services; and all related site development and excavation works above and below ground, all on a site of 0.0581ha approx. The development is situated within an Architectural Conservation Area
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Application received
15 Dec 2017
Decision: CONDITIONAL
14 Feb 2018
Decision due
17 Feb 2018
Appeal submitted
13 Mar 2018
Appeal decided: CONDITIONAL
24 Oct 2018
Application Details
- Location
- 40 41 42 O'Connell Street/ 1 Cecil Street , Limerick.
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Floor Area
- 1184 sq m
- Residential Units
- 8
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 15 December 2017
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 14 February 2018
- Permission Expires
- 23 October 2023
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- 301154-18
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Submitted
- 13 March 2018
- Decided
- 24 October 2018
Location
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