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1BQ , Bishops Quay Cecil St. & Henry St. , Limerick

One-off house / within 5 km where a location match is available

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Local planning pattern

8% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 2,591 decisions within 5 km, 11 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 226 structured appeals.

Matched source
2461201
Project type
One-off house
Coverage
5 km radius

What this site brief can substantiate today

Each section reports its own coverage. “Not yet covered” means no conclusion is drawn while source datasets or policy extraction are still being loaded.

Applications tied to the site

Partial coverage

11 register records are within the point-match tolerance; a parcel boundary is needed to treat this as exact.

11 matched

Zoning and settlement

Not yet covered

Current indexed zoning and settlement layers are intersected with the selected site where coverage exists.

Rural-housing policy

Not yet covered

Current section-and-page citations have not yet been loaded for this authority.

Flood, heritage, ecology and archaeology

Not yet covered

Each layer reports its own coverage; missing coverage never appears as a clean result.

Access, road and wastewater prompts

Partial coverage

0 prompts are backed by extracted nearby decision evidence; all prompts remain checks, not predictions.

Structured appeal history

Confirmed coverage

226 structured nearby appeal records.

226 matched

Current policy citations

Not yet covered

Historic extracted references are not presented as current policy; verified citations are still being loaded.

2,591Nearby applications
11Site-linked candidates
8%Nearby refused
226Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

No reasons on record yet

More refusal reasons are being processed from public planning records.

Nearest planning decisions

2461201

Change of use of Unit 2, at ground floor fronting Bishops Quay, from Café/Restaurant to Medical Services. The proposed development is in the curtilage of a Protected Structure RPS Reg. no. 3539. The proposed development consists of revisions to the development permitted under Planning Register Reference Number 16/800; An Bord Pleanála Reference PL 91.247888 (‘the parent permission’)

Granted0.0 km20 March 2025
191060

Development consisting of revisions to the development permitted under Planning Register Reference Number 16/800 - An Bord Pleanala Reference PL 91.247888 (‘the parent permission’) comprising alterations to the permitted office block to reduce the building height fronting Lower Cecil Street and Bishop’s Quay from 15-storeys over 2 basement levels to 7-storeys over 2 basement levels, and increase the building height fronting Henry Street from 4-storeys to 5-storeys, resulting in a revised office space overall of 6,106 sq.m. approx, provision of plant room and plant enclosure at roof level, reconfiguration of the permitted ground floor level (Level 0), provide revised car parking layout, cycle parking layout and all ancillary general plant, storage areas, shower facilities and refuse management zones, revised elevational treatment to the office block fronting Bishop’s Quay & Cecil Street from that specified in Condition No. 2(c) of Planning Register Reference Number 16/800; An Bord Pleanala Reference PL 91.247888, revised elevational treatment to the office block fronting Henry Street, revised car parking allocation for the overall development from that specified in Condition No. 13 of Planning Register Reference Number 16/800 - An Bord Pleanala Reference PL 91.247888, revisions to ancillary site development, signage, public lighting and site services to accommodate the revised office block and all related site development works on a site of 0.4ha approx.

Granted0.0 km30 January 2020
217049

Extension of duration for 16/800 for demolition of the former ESB premises, demolition of rear annex, circa 1868, and demolition of 20thcentury staircase additions to No. 104 Henry St., known as ‘The Bishop’s Palace’. Change of use of No. 104 Henry Street, known as ‘The Bishop’s Palace,’ from commercial use to residential use to provide 7 no. apartments, and all ancillary development works, including refurbishment and restoration of the building, change of use of the 2-storey over basement building on Henry Street known as ‘The Coach House’ from commercial use to café/restaurant use and all ancillary development works, including refurbishment and restoration of the building. Construction of a commercial building comprising 15-storeys over 2 basement levels fronting Lower Cecil Street and Bishop’s Quay, and comprising 4-storeys fronting Henry Street, to provide 14,325sq.m. approx. of office floor space overall and 2 no. café/restaurant units. Construction of a residential building comprising 7-storeys over 2-basement levels fronting Bishop’s Quay to provide 35 no. apartments. Replacement of an existing surface car-park to the front of No. 104 Henry Street with a new public plaza; and public footpath upgrade works along Bishop’s Quay, Lower Cecil Street and Henry Street. Vehicular access serving the development via a proposed entrance point on Lower Cecil Street. Car parking spaces at ground floor level (Level 0) and 2 basement levels (Level -1 & Level -2). Cycle parking spaces. Communal and private open space to include a roof garden and gym pavilion to the residential building, a landscaped courtyard at podium level (Level 1) linking the new residential block with No. 104 Henry Street, and balconies. Removal of existing sub-station and provision of new sub-station within the development fronting Lower Cecil Street. The development will also include surface water attenuation tanks, general plant, storage areas, shower facilities and refuse management zones at basement level; signage; diversion of underground services; set-down areas; and all related site development and excavation works above and below ground all on a site of 0.4ha approx.

Granted0.0 km24 February 2022
201050

Revisions to the development permitted under Planning Register Reference Number 16/800; An Bord Pleanala Reference PL91.247888 ('the parent permission') comprising alterations to the permitted office block to reduce the building height fronting Lower Cecil Street and Bishop's Quay from 15-storeys over 2 basement levels to 9-storeys over 2 basement levels; increase the height of the eastern corner of the building fronting Lower Cecil Street from 5-storeys over 2 basement levels to 9-storeys over 2 basement levels, and increase the height fronting Henry Street from 4-storeys to 5-storeys, resulting in a revised office floor space overall of 7,600sq.m.; reconfiguration of the permitted ground floor level(Level 0) to provide revised carparking layout, cycle parking layout and ancillary revisions to the layout of general plant, storage areas, shower facilities and refuse management zones; revised plant room and plant enclosure at roof level from that specified in Condition 9 of Planning Register Reference Number 16/800; An Bord Pleanála Reference PL91.247888; revised external finishes to the office block elevations fronting Bishop's Quay & Cecil Street from that specified in Condition 2(c) of Planning Register Reference Number 16/800 An Bord Pleanála Reference PL91.247888; all ancillary site development works on a site of 0.4ha approx. - extended under 21/7050 until 17/06/2027

Granted0.0 km25 November 2020
217048

Extension of duration for 20/195 for revisions to the development permitted under Planning Register Reference Number 16/800; An Bord Pleanala Reference PL91.247888 ('the parent permission') comprising the resumption of office use at No.104 Henry Street, known as 'The Bishop's Palace', in lieu of the provision of 7 no. apartments approved in the 'parent permission'; revisions to the metal clad roof extension to the south-east and north-east elevation of The Bishop's Palace as specified in Condition no.2(a) of the parent permission; revised landscape plan to the public plaza to the front of the Bishop's Palace as specified in Condition no.2(d) of the parent permission; ancillary site development works, including refurbishment and restoration of the building all on a site of 0.4ha approx.

Granted0.0 km24 February 2022
20195

Revisions to the development permitted under Planning Register Reference Number 16/800; An Bord Pleanala Reference PL91.247888 ('the parent permission') comprising the resumption of office use at No.104 Henry Street, known as 'The Bishop's Palace', in lieu of the provision of 7 no. apartments approved in the 'parent permission'; revisions to the metal clad roof extension to the south-east and north-east elevation of The Bishop's Palace as specified in Condition no.2(a) of the parent permission; revised landscape plan to the public plaza to the front of the Bishop's Palace as specified in Condition no.2(d) of the parent permission; ancillary site development works, including refurbishment and restoration of the building all on a site of 0.4ha approx. - extended under 21/7048 until 17/06/2027

Granted0.0 km11 June 2020

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 2,591 matched decisions within 5 km and includes up to 80 detailed comparables (40 nearest refusals and 40 nearest grants), with extracted reasons, quotes, and available source links. €29 incl. VAT.

The site brief adds up to 80 nearest detailed grants and refusals, extracted source evidence, document links, and a shareable risk summary.

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