St. Ita's Hospital, Bishop Street, Gortboy Newcastle West
Internal refurbishment of a ground floor area in a protected workhouse building to provide two palliative care rooms.
16498 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 9 June 2016
- Reference
- 16498
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 June 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves internal refurbishment works to a 134 square metre area on the ground floor of an existing workhouse building at St. Ita's Hospital. The works include removing walls and partitions to provide two new ensuite palliative care rooms and ancillary spaces within a protected structure.
- Floor area
- 134 m²
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Official record
Development description
Internal refurbishment works to the eastern corner of the ground floor of existing workhouse building. The works to the interior will consist of the removal of a number of walls/partitions and internal alterations to the existing structure to refurbish an area of approximately 134 square metres providing 2 new ensuite palliative care rooms and associated ancillary rooms (this development is within a protected structure no. 1446)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for educational, training and adult learning, community, healthcare, childcare, civic, religious and social infrastructure.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
Objective set by the Newcastle West Local Area Plan 2023-2029 (2024–2030). 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 planPreviously zoned
- Education and Community Facilities · 2014–2024 plan
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Kilcolman Dr, Gortboy, Newcastle West | Sept 2025 | €360,000 | 192 m |
| 12 Liosain, Sheehans Rd, Newcastle West | May 2025 | €245,000 | 224 m |
| 39a Oak Park, Newcastle West, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €130,000 | 235 m |
| 37 Kilcolman Dr, Newcastlewest, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €360,000 | 235 m |
| 6 Liosan, Newcastle West, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €300,000 | 264 m |
| Daar River Walk, Newcastlewest, Co. Limericknot full market price | Jul 2025 | €90,000 | 309 m |
| 95 Daar River Walk, Newcastle West, County Limerickprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €259,912 | 322 m |
| 93 Daar River Walk, Newcastle Westprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €295,000 | 322 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 received9 June 2016
- Decision due3 August 2016
- Decision issued29 July 2016
- Grant issued1 September 2016
- Permission expiry31 August 2021
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