St. Augustine Lane, Off Catherine Street
Change of use from a school building to student accommodation.
16366 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 4 May 2016
- Reference
- 16366
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 May 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes converting a school building into student accommodation. The converted facility will include six bedrooms, study areas, and living spaces.
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
Change of use from school building to student accommodation to include 6 bedrooms, study and living areas along with all ancillary site works, structures and services
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 3 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 32 m |
| Apt 1 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 38 m |
| Apt 2 Augustiniane Lane, Roches St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 38 m |
| Apartment 1, 15a Catherine Street, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €173,000 | 92 m |
| Apartment 1, 3 Cecil St, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €220,000 | 123 m |
| Apt 4 5, Augustiniane Lane, Roches St | Apr 2025 | €132,500 | 125 m |
| Floor 1, 17 Shannon Street, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €20,000 | 134 m |
| Floor 2, 17 Shannon Street, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €20,000 | 134 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 received4 May 2016
- Further information requested27 June 2016
- Further information received7 July 2016
- Decision due3 August 2016
- Decision issued28 July 2016
- Grant issued31 August 2016
- Permission expiry30 August 2021
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