Knockainey Road, Hospital, Co. Limerick.
Single storey extension to a school in Hospital, including eight new classrooms and demolition of storage sheds.
17998 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 27 October 2017
- Reference
- 17998
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 October 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves constructing a single storey extension to the south east of the existing school. It will feature eight new classrooms, two technical graphics rooms, sanitary facilities, a new link corridor, and the demolition of existing technology storage sheds to be replaced by new storage sheds near the playing fields.
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Official record
Development description
The construction of a single storey extension to the south east of the existing school consisting of 8 new classrooms, 2 new technical graphics rooms, male and female sanitary facilities, modifications to the existing school building together with a new single storey link corridor on the ground floor, demolition of existing technology storage sheds located to the southeast of the existing school, the construction of storage sheds located at the playing fields to the south of the existing school and all associated site development 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballynamona, Hosiptal, Co Limerick | Sept 2025 | €140,000 | 235 m |
| Ballinamona, Hospital, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €300,000 | 235 m |
| 17 St Josephs Tce, Hospital, County Limerick | Oct 2025 | €150,000 | 286 m |
| 33 Glenview Drive, Hospitalnot full market price | Feb 2025 | €99,000 | 298 m |
| 8 Emly Rd, Hospital, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €128,000 | 323 m |
| Emly Rd, Hospital, Limerick | May 2026 | €275,000 | 353 m |
| 5 Galtee View, Hospital, Kilmallock | Oct 2025 | €272,000 | 379 m |
| Kenmare, Hospital, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €450,000 | 469 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 received27 October 2017
- Further information requested12 December 2017
- Further information received3 April 2018
- Decision due30 April 2018
- Decision issued27 April 2018
- Grant issued31 May 2018
- Permission expiry30 May 2023
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20838LimerickLodged 28 Aug 2020Change of use
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