Donoughmore National School, Bhoreen, Donoughmore
Construction of a single-storey special educational needs extension and sensory gardens at a national school.
2460950 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 24 September 2024
- Reference
- 2460950
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 September 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a single-storey SEN unit extension to the main school building to accommodate classrooms, activity space, offices, and toilets. It also includes enclosed sensory gardens, a new plant room, gas compound extension, relocation of a basketball court, and additional parking within the curtilage of protected structures.
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Official record
Development description
The development that will consist of the construction of a single-story sen unit extension to the main school building to accommodate two general sen classrooms, central activity space, offices, toilets, and storage facilities. Enclosed sensory gardens, a new plant room, and an extension to the existing gas compound are also proposed. Relocation of basketball court, additional car parking spaces and associated access road to the rear of the site and all other associated site works. The proposed development is in the curtilage of protected structures donaghmore school (rps no. 1643) & parochial house (rps no. 1642)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parochial House, Donaghmore, Co Limerick | May 2025 | €250,000 | 79 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 received24 September 2024
- Decision due18 November 2024
- Decision issued18 November 2024
- Grant issued20 December 2024
- Permission expiry19 December 2029
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