Southside Education Campus, Childers Road
Demolition of boundary fence and construction of a two-storey Child & Family Centre.
16750 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 24 August 2016
- Reference
- 16750
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 August 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of a boundary fence and removal of trees to construct a two-storey Child & Family Centre. The development includes an internal access road, car parking, play spaces, and a pedestrian link to Le Cheile school.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
The demolition of site boundary fence & removal of existing trees adjacent to childers road and the construction of a two storey child & family centre with associated internal access road, car parking, set-down area, external play spaces, extension of existing boundary wall & fence adjacent to childers road, re-orientation of 1 no. Existing external le cheile n. S. Play space, 6m wide pedestrian campus link to le cheile school and all ancillary site works
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 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
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Recent sales nearby
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|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Walnut Court, Kennedy Park, Limerick | May 2026 | €150,000 | 196 m |
| 3 Hawthorn Court, Kennedy Park, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €230,000 | 230 m |
| 60 Galvone Rd, Kennedy Park, Limerick | Jan 2026 | €140,000 | 329 m |
| Ardeevin, Clansfort Terrace, Janesboro | Aug 2025 | €270,000 | 376 m |
| 10 Odonoghue Ave, Janesboro, Limerick | Jun 2026 | €259,000 | 376 m |
| 36 Glasgow Park, Limerick, Limerick | Jan 2025 | €158,000 | 381 m |
| 42 Glasgow Park, Roxboro Rd, Spitland | Feb 2026 | €230,000 | 387 m |
| 8 Cedar Court, Kennedy Park, Limericknot full market price | Dec 2025 | €345,000 | 409 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 received24 August 2016
- Further information requested14 October 2016
- Further information received8 December 2016
- Decision due13 January 2017
- Decision issued13 January 2017
- Grant issued16 February 2017
- Permission expiry15 February 2022
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