University Hospital Limerick Campus, St. Nessan's Road, Dooradoyle Co. Limerick.
A four-storey extension to University Hospital Limerick to provide a 60-bed ward block.
18627 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 22 June 2018
- Reference
- 18627
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 June 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves constructing a four-storey extension plus a rooftop plantroom to the existing hospital to accommodate a 60-bed ward block. The development also includes minor adjustments to adjacent buildings, 20 public car parking spaces, and boundary screening. The site is within an Architectural Conservation Area containing a protected structure, though no works are proposed to the protected structure itself.
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Official record
Development description
A four storey plus rooftop plantroom extension to the existing hospital to provide a 60 bed ward block along with minor adjustments to the adjacent hospital buildings and associated site works and services. The development also includes 20 public car parking spaces and associated boundary screening. 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 | 183 m |
| 22 Oakvale Dr, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €333,000 | 194 m |
| 28 Oakvale Dr, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Feb 2025 | €150,000 | 223 m |
| 26 Carrig Dr, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €375,000 | 252 m |
| 5 Lawndale Dr, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €351,000 | 260 m |
| 11 Carrig Drive, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €365,000 | 263 m |
| 6 Carraig Drive, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Mar 2025 | €335,000 | 274 m |
| 8 Oakvale Drive, Dooradoyle, Limerick | May 2025 | €390,000 | 289 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 received22 June 2018
- Decision due16 August 2018
- Decision issued10 August 2018
- Grant issued3 October 2018
- Appeal submitted31 August 2018
- Permission expiry2 October 2023
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