St. Joseph's Hospital, Mulgrave Street, Co. Limerick.
Conversion of a former hospital ward into offices and construction of a new three-storey extension at St. Joseph's Hospital.
17955 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 18 October 2017
- Reference
- 17955
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 October 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of a former female medical ward at St. Joseph's Hospital into a new office headquarters. It includes internal renovations to the existing three-storey protected structure and the construction of a new connected three-storey extension.
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
The change of use of the former female medical ward at st. Joseph’s hospital to provide a new office headquarters. The existing three storey protected structure building will be internally renovated, altered and refurbished to provide consultation & meeting rooms, offices, stores & a plant room. The existing external steel escape stair will be removed. The replacement of external windows for timber sash windows, replacement and repair of existing roofs, gutters and downpipes with the insertion of new rooflights. The existing roof light over the ground floor corridor will be refurbished. A new double door opening will be provided within the wall of the proposed plantroom with a zinc roof box replacing the rooflight. The application also includes for the construction of new three storey extension which will be connected to the existing protected structure on the north-east side. On the ground floor the extension will contain an entrance lobby, reception & public toilets; on the first floor it will contain a staff canteen, office space, toilets & balcony. A new staircase and lift will be included serving the three floors. The extension will be clad in fibre cement cladding panels, white render, frameless & curtain wall glazing the latter incorporating glass fins. The site works will include the provision of 25 no. Car parking spaces, bicycle stand, internal roads, pathways, landscaping, external sculptures and associated drainage. The development will be carried out to & within the curtilage of the protected structure (rps 257)
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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 St Johns Ave, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €335,000 | 151 m |
| 10 Wolfe Tone Terrace, Roxborough Rd, Roxboro | Sept 2025 | €210,000 | 152 m |
| 4 Geraldine Villas, Garryowen, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €240,000 | 201 m |
| 24 Greenhill Rd, Garryowen, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €155,000 | 233 m |
| 8 St Dympnas Terrace, Mulgrave Street, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €290,000 | 241 m |
| 34 Roxboro Rd, Limerick City, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €133,000 | 244 m |
| 35 Singland Road West, Garryowen, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €218,000 | 251 m |
| 18 Greenhills Road, Garryowen, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €232,500 | 256 m |
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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 October 2017
- Further information requested8 December 2017
- Further information received7 June 2018
- Decision due4 July 2018
- Decision issued3 July 2018
- Grant issued8 August 2018
- Permission expiry7 August 2023
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