St. Joseph's Hospital, Mulgrave Street.
Change of use from medical to office at St. Joseph's Hospital, a protected structure.
17849 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 14 September 2017
- Reference
- 17849
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 September 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to convert the former St. Brendan's ward from medical to office use. Works include providing office accommodation, meeting rooms, a canteen, replacing external windows with timber sash windows, repairing roofs, and adding stone cladding to an existing extension.
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
A change of use from medical to office use at the former st. Brendan's ward. This application includes for the provision of office accommodation, meeting rooms, filing, toilet accommodation, canteen and reception area. The replacement of external windows for timber sash windows, replacement and repair of existing roofs and elevational alterations to include for stone cladding to the single storey existing brick extension and ancillary works both above and below ground. The site is a protected structure
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 St Dympnas Terrace, Mulgrave Street, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €290,000 | 64 m |
| 38a Mulgrave Street, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €90,000 | 130 m |
| 1 Greenhills Rd, Garryowen, Limerick | May 2025 | €130,000 | 133 m |
| 18 Greenhills Road, Garryowen, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €232,500 | 174 m |
| 58 St Laurence's Park, Garryowen, Limerick | Feb 2025 | €250,000 | 197 m |
| 35 Singland Road West, Garryowen, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €218,000 | 197 m |
| 57 St Laurence's Park, Limerick | Feb 2026 | €300,000 | 199 m |
| 57 St Laurence's Park, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €160,000 | 199 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 received14 September 2017
- Decision due8 November 2017
- Decision issued8 November 2017
- Grant issued12 December 2017
- Permission expiry11 December 2022
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