Prior's Land

Area

1,911 m²

Buildings

1 building touches it. Its footprint covers 1,679 m².

Zoning

M2 City Centre (Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective

Townland

Prior's Land

Planning applications on this parcel

• 4 Dec 2024Conditional

  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’)

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2461201

• 5 Sept 2024Conditional

  (1) original internal wall and 3no. staircases, (2) external escape stairs to North-West elevation and revisions to South-West Elevation including, (a) Relocation of door to Unit No. 1 at ground floor; (b) Retention of original door at lower ground floor. (3) Permission for Change of Use of First Floor Unit No. 1 from café/ restaurant to treatment rooms use, (4) Permission for Change of Use of Ground & First Floor Unit No. 2 from cafe/restaurant use to office use, (5) Permission for Change of Use of lower ground floor shower room to store, (6) Permission for 2no. new rooflights and reinstatement of 3no. rooflights. The proposed development is in the curtilage of a Protected Structure RPS Reg. No. 3539 and consists of revisions to the development permitted under Planning Register Reference Number 16/800; An Bord Pleanala Reference PL 91.247888('the parent permission)

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 24341

• 22 Dec 2021Conditional

  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.

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 217049

• 22 Dec 2021Conditional

  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.

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 217048

• 22 Dec 2021Conditional

  extension of duration for 20/1050 for 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.

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 217050

• 20 Oct 2020Conditional

  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

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 201050

• 5 Mar 2020Conditional

  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

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 20195

• 25 Oct 2019Conditional

  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.

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 191060

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.

Recorded monuments around it

No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Ground and risks

Radon

At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map gives no landslide susceptibility class here. Parts of the land are made ground and water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_950 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.