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34 O'Connell Street & 57 Roches St , O'Connell / Roches St , Limerick City

CONDITIONAL

Planning application 2560471

Limerick - 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

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    21 May 2025

  2. Further information requested

    8 Jul 2025

  3. Further information received

    3 Nov 2025

  4. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    27 Nov 2025

  5. Decision due

    30 Nov 2025

  6. 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

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