University Maternity Hospital Limerick, Ennis Road, Limerick
Construction of a two-storey Education and Research Building at University Maternity Hospital Limerick.
2560061 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 29 January 2025
- Reference
- 2560061
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 January 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves building a new two-storey facility measuring 551.8 square metres. It will contain specialist teaching rooms, study rooms, offices, changing facilities, roof-mounted solar panels, bicycle parking, and associated site works.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 552 m²
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 construction of a 2-storey education and research building (floor area 551.8m2) at university maternity hospital limerick, ennis road, limerick, comprising internal specialist teaching rooms, study room, offices, smarter travel changing facilities, ancillary accommodation; roof-mounted photovoltaic panels; boundary wall alterations with external pedestrian entrance and gate; bicycle parking spaces and sheltered bicycle spaces; signage; 2 no. New external streetlights; and all site development, drainage, and landscaping works
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Vandeleur Mews, Ennis Rd, Limerick City | Jul 2026 | €330,000 | 44 m |
| Apt 7 Vandaleur Mews, Ennis Rd, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €320,000 | 44 m |
| 16 Vereker Gardens, Ennis Rd, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €441,000 | 141 m |
| 10 Hermitage Close, Ennis Rd, Limerick | Jun 2025 | €251,000 | 146 m |
| 93 The Strand, Ocallaghan Strand, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €432,000 | 172 m |
| Apt 139, The Strand, Ocallaghan Strandnot full market price | Mar 2026 | €207,422 | 191 m |
| 143 The Strand, Ennis Rd, Limerick | Jun 2026 | €507,000 | 191 m |
| 131 The Strand, Ocallaghan Strand, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €331,500 | 191 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 received29 January 2025
- Decision due25 March 2025
- Decision issued25 March 2025
- Grant issued29 April 2025
- Permission expiry28 April 2030
In the area
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- Granted30 m away
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- Refused100 m away
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