Scoil Mhuire agus Íde, Bóher Buí Newcastle West, Co. Limerick
Construction of a new two-storey school extension building in Newcastle West.
2460013 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 9 January 2024
- Reference
- 2460013
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 January 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a standalone two-storey school extension containing classrooms, specialist teaching spaces, and a Special Education Needs Unit. Works also include a substation, heat pump compound, and vehicular entrance adjustments.
- Storeys
- 2
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 development will consist of: (i) a new two storey school building standalone extension, incorporating classrooms, specialist teaching spaces, special education needs unit, offices and ancillary accommodation. Services to include roof mounted photovoltaic panels & plant room. (ii) an external heat pump and gas tank compound and a standalone substation building. (iii) adjustments to the existing vehicular and pedestrian site entrance gates onto bóthar buí road and on-site set down improvements, new internal access roadways, increase of on-site car parking including a covered bicycle stand, site lighting, and all ancillary site works, including temporary construction site access route off the knockanes road
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 Newcastle West Local Area Plan 2023-2029 (2024–2030). 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 planPreviously zoned
- Residential Development Area - Phase 1 · 2014–2024 plan
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Glenquin Manor, Bothar Building, Newcastle West | Apr 2026 | €425,000 | 204 m |
| 63 Hawthorn Dr, Newcastle West, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €230,000 | 218 m |
| 28 Chapel Close, Bothar Bui, Newcastle West | Dec 2025 | €320,000 | 232 m |
| 1 Bother Bui, Newcastlewest, Co. Limerick | May 2025 | €196,000 | 245 m |
| 26 Chapel Close, Newcastle West, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €322,000 | 252 m |
| 25 Hawthorn Dr, Newcastle West, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €325,000 | 259 m |
| 58 Hawthorn Dr, Newcastle West, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €325,000 | 261 m |
| 13 Arraview, Newcastlewest, Co Limerick | Jun 2025 | €362,000 | 271 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 received9 January 2024
- Further information requested1 March 2024
- Further information received30 October 2024
- Decision due26 November 2024
- Decision issued26 November 2024
- Grant issued7 January 2025
- Permission expiry6 January 2030
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