St. Clements College, South Circular Road, Limerick
Construction of a single-storey extension at St. Clements College for a new special educational needs unit.
2560450 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 15 May 2025
- Reference
- 2560450
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves building a single-storey extension to the existing school to accommodate a Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit. The unit will feature three classrooms, a practical activities room, a multi-sensory room, and associated facilities, alongside alterations to the car park layout.
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Official record
Development description
- The construction of a single storey extension to the existing school at south circular road, limerick, to accommodate an sen unit containing the following
- 3no. Class base rooms with associated safe space and toilets
- Office
- Practical activities room
- Central activities room
- Daily living skills
- Multi-sensory room and
- Sluice room. The existing machining area will be relocated to the west end of the existing technology room in a proposed new extension to this end of the building. The application will also include all associated siteworks which include alterations to the car parking layout
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Summerville Gardens, South Circular Rd, Limerick | Jun 2026 | €355,000 | 172 m |
| 1 Clyde Hill Mews, Alphonsus St, Limerick | Jan 2026 | €273,000 | 247 m |
| 1 Clyde Hill Mews, Alphonsus St, Limerick | Jan 2026 | €273,000 | 247 m |
| 18 Henry St Mews, St Alphonsus St, Limerick | May 2026 | €310,000 | 250 m |
| 8 Henry St Mews, St Alphonsus St, Limerick | Feb 2026 | €301,000 | 253 m |
| 7 Clyde Hill Mews, St Alphonsus St, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €240,000 | 264 m |
| 9 Clyde Mews, Dock Rd, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €195,000 | 266 m |
| Tir 12 Henry St Mews, St Alphonsus St, Limerick City | Dec 2025 | €301,750 | 274 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 received15 May 2025
- Further information requested3 July 2025
- Further information received28 August 2025
- Decision due24 September 2025
- Decision issued23 September 2025
- Grant issued28 October 2025
- Permission expiry27 October 2030
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