University Hospital Limerick, St. Nessans Road, Dooradoyle Co. Limerick.
Alterations and extension to University Hospital Limerick for a medical unit and clinic.
17687 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 18 July 2017
- Reference
- 17687
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 July 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves altering and extending the original hospital building to provide a Medical Short Stay Unit and Fractures Clinic. The site is within an Architectural Conservation Area containing a Protected Structure, though no works are proposed to the Protected Structure itself.
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 alteration and extension of the original hospital building to provide a medical short stay unit and fractures clinic located within the original hospital building out patients building including minor modifications to the hospital facades. The application site is located within an architectural conservation area and there is an existing protected structure on the hospital campus (hospital chapel). No works are proposed to the protected structure as part of this application
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oakvale Dr, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €630,000 | 194 m |
| 28 Oakvale Dr, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Feb 2025 | €150,000 | 200 m |
| 26 Carrig Dr, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €375,000 | 207 m |
| 22 Oakvale Dr, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €333,000 | 209 m |
| 6 Carraig Drive, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €335,000 | 247 m |
| 44 Gouldavoher Est, Father Russell Rd, Dooradoyle | May 2026 | €386,000 | 255 m |
| 22 Willsbrook, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Jun 2026 | €463,000 | 261 m |
| 11 Carrig Drive, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €365,000 | 263 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 received18 July 2017
- Decision due11 September 2017
- Decision issued8 September 2017
- Grant issued12 October 2017
- Permission expiry11 October 2022
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