Plans to develop apartments at site of former Limerick city post office
DEVELOPERS are planning to construct eight apartments at the site of a former city centre post office.
Henry Street Developments have announced intention to seek permission from council planners to demolish numbers 11 and 12 Clontarf Place, where the area’s post office was located up to 2005.
Since then, the building -located off O’Connell Avenue - has lain largely idle.
Railings were erected around the site last summer as the developer sought the go-ahead from council to demolish the two buildings, and a number of other derelict units behind in Wellesley Lane - but nothing else initially.
Council refused Henry Street Developments permission saying the need to fully demolish the site structures “has not been fully justified.”
The authority added it would run contrary to the Limerick Development Plan, which governs what buildings are allowed to be developed in certain areas.
They argued the application would “adversely affect the architectural conservation area.”
The decision came despite documents from the developer, and images of the former post office buildings which stressed the poor condition these units are in, having been unoccupied for so long.
The new year, however, is set to bring a fresh application from Henry Street Developments.
Now, as well as demolishing the two buildings in Clontarf Place, and the four in Wellesley Lane, the developer has outlined plans to also construct eight apartments in their place.
According to a notice published in last weekend’s Limerick Leader, there would also be a new courtyard area and upgrades to the side and rear of the adjacent Kyle House apartment building.
Bike and bin storage would also be included.
Elsewhere, developers are seeking permission to build another eight apartments, at a protected structure in the city.
Ardrum Developments is seeking to change the use of office buildings at 31 and 32 Cecil Street, close to its junction with Catherine Street.
In their place would be seven one-bed apartments and one two-bed apartment. A decision is due next month.