Presentation National School, Sexton Street
Demolition of a prefab building to build three new pre-school classrooms linked to the sports hall.
1613 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 12 January 2016
- Reference
- 1613
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 January 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves removing an existing prefab building at Presentation National School. In its place, three new pre-school classrooms will be built, complete with an entrance, toilets, kitchen, office, and a link to the existing sports hall.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
The removal of existing pre-fab building and the construction of 3 no. Pre-school class rooms with entrance, toilets, kitchen, office, link to existing sports hall and associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, consolidate and facilitate the development of the City Centre commercial, retail, educational, leisure, residential, social and community uses and facilities.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Presentation Court, Sexton St, Limericknot full market price | Aug 2025 | €110,000 | 131 m |
| 12 Presentation Court, Sexton St, Limerick City | Aug 2025 | €315,000 | 161 m |
| 31 The Steeples, Mulgrave St, Limerick | May 2025 | €149,000 | 167 m |
| 39 The Steeples, Mulgrave St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €146,000 | 167 m |
| 36 The Steeples, Newtown Mahon St, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €155,000 | 170 m |
| 106 Mahon House, Upper William St, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €130,000 | 179 m |
| 506 Mahon House, Mahon Place, Upper William St | Feb 2025 | €115,000 | 179 m |
| Apt 118, Mahon House, 35 Upper William St | Mar 2025 | €180,000 | 179 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received12 January 2016
- Further information requested23 February 2016
- Further information received11 April 2016
- Decision due8 May 2016
- Decision issued27 April 2016
- Grant issued1 June 2016
- Permission expiry31 May 2021
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17795LimerickLodged 24 Aug 2017Change of use
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