17-19 Patrick St. , Limerick
material change of use and material alterations of existing office building into thirty five (35) short stay ensuite tourist accommodation units, along with common areas, bins storage, cleaners closets, services, ground floor reception, external signage and all related ancillary works
The application
- Reference
- 2661113 · full record
- Authority
- Limerick City and County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 296 m²
- Received
- 24 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 7 Oct 2026, 01:19
- Decision due
- 18 Nov 2026
- Decision
- N/a
The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.
How to submit an observation
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661113/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661113at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on. - Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Limerick City and County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 29 Oct 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Limerick City and County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
- Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.
Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| M2 Major town centre | City Centre: To protect, consolidate and facilitate the development of the City Centre commercial, retail, educational, leisure, residential, social and community uses and facilities. | limerick development plan 2022 2028 | 29 Jul 2022 → 1 Jun 2028 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Source: Limerick City and County Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick City and County Council development plan zoning | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
Designations on or near the site
- NIAH-recorded building × 8house · shop/retail outlet · post box
- Recorded monument × 1R193113
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26156 | Conditional | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 | 181 m | a change of use of the existing apartments at first, second and third floor levels into student accommodation with communal dining and living area, alterations to rear windows and the provision of a new ground floor entrance door and all associated site works |
| 2660839 | Conditional | 14 Sept 2026 | 0 | 121 m | 1. Amendments to the retail unit previously permitted under Planning Permissions Ref. 25/60356, comprising a reduction in gross floor area from 910sq.m to 890 sq.m. 2. Alterations to the existing elevation onto Sarsfield Street to provide new glazed entrance doors with glazed screening and proposed signage locations with all associated site works. It is noted that Nos. 134-135 O'Connell Street are a Protected Structure (RPS Ref. 3484 / NIAH Ref. 21513002). The proposed development is located within the later single-storey rear extension and does not include any works to the Protected Structure or its historic fabric |
| 2660786 | Conditional | 3 Sept 2026 | 0 | 135 m | (i) a change of use from retail to restaurant use at ground and first floor levels with ancillary take away service, as previously granted under expired planning permission 17/552; (ii) refurbishment of shopfront and associated signage; (iii) ancillary plant at second floor and roof level; and (iv) all associated site works |
| 2660470 | Conditional | 17 Aug 2026 | 0 | 484 m | the alterations to the existing building to provide toilets and kitchenette at Ground and Second Floor levels and all ancillary site works at 28 Glentworth Street, Limerick, a protected structure. Limerick City & County Council Ref: RPS 4012 NIAH 21517239 (28 Glentworth Street). |
| 267041 | Conditional | 7 Jul 2026 | 0 | 373 m | Extension of Duration for Planning Ref. No. 20/1137: completion of extensions and alterations to properties permitted under planning reference 09/770075 as amended by alterations permitted under planning reference 10/770080; change of use of completed development to offices, toilets in the basement of 46. The previous permitted use of these properties was for a tourist accommodation hostel under planning reference 09/770075 |
| 2560879 | Conditional | 2 Jun 2026 | 0 | 368 m | the change of use of existing storage building on Mary Street at to an education and research facility including demolition of existing storage facility 736 sqm and replacement with two storey education and research facility 697 sqm including office space, computer workstations, learning spaces and associated WC and changing facilities, a new entrance to Mary Street and new signage to Mary street. Associated landscape works and improved public access to Fanning’s Castle from Mary Street are proposed with upgrading of existing Mary Street gates and boundary. The proposed building is within the curtilage of the National Monument No. 383 known as Fanning’s Castle and the following protected structures: 21513070 |
| 2561400 | Conditional | 29 May 2026 | 0 | 348 m | the construction of a single storey shed / garden room building at the rear of the property, and all ancillary site works |
| 2660376 | Conditional | 26 May 2026 | 0 | 322 m | installation of an ATM machine to the existing North-East elevation, facing Thomas Street |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501218 | — | Refused | 17 Sept 2026 | 19 m |
| 500956 | — | Refused | 22 Jun 2026 | 143 m |
| 500247 | — | Granted | 16 Jun 2026 | 142 m |
| 500749 | — | Granted with conditions | 11 Jun 2026 | 372 m |
| 323653 | — | Refused | 27 Jan 2026 | 493 m |
| 322325 | — | Refused | 12 Aug 2025 | 232 m |
| 320913 | — | Granted with conditions | 22 Apr 2025 | 434 m |
| 321176 | — | Granted with conditions | 4 Feb 2025 | 372 m |
If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.
What has happened on this file
- 24 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 29 Oct 2026
- 24 Sept 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 7 Oct 2026, 01:19. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Limerick City and County Council before relying on it.