University Hospital Limerick, St. Nessan's Road Dooradoyle, Limerick
A third-floor hospital extension for 16 beds, new lifts, and parking.
2560751 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 31 July 2025
- Reference
- 2560751
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 31 July 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project includes a third-floor extension at University Hospital Limerick for 16 acute inpatient beds, a link corridor, and two 4-storey evacuation lifts. Retention is also sought for an extended plantroom, while no works are proposed to the nearby protected chapel.
- Storeys
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Official record
Development description
The construction of the 3rd floor extension comprising of 16no. Acute inpatient bed spaces with associated clinical and support accommodation including a link corridor at the 3rd floor level connecting the new medical ward with the southern stairwell. The works will also include a vertical ex-tension of existing southern and northern stairwell adjoining the hospital street; a construction of 2no. 4-storey high evacuation lifts with associated protected lobby at each level, as well as provision of additional 16no car parking spaces. Retention permission is also sought for the extended plantroom at 2nd floor of existing acute inpatient ward. The hospital chapel within the hospital campus is a protected structure (rps. Reg. 1649). 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 | 130 m |
| 22 Oakvale Dr, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €333,000 | 144 m |
| 28 Oakvale Dr, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Feb 2025 | €150,000 | 157 m |
| 8 Oakvale Drive, Dooradoyle, Limerick | May 2025 | €390,000 | 237 m |
| 4 Willsbrook, St Nessans Rd, Dooradoyle | Jan 2026 | €300,000 | 246 m |
| 22 Willsbrook, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Jun 2026 | €463,000 | 252 m |
| 26 Carrig Dr, Dooradoyle, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €375,000 | 266 m |
| 7 Belvoir Estate, High Meadows, Gouldavoher | May 2025 | €370,000 | 270 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 received31 July 2025
- Decision due24 September 2025
- Decision issued23 September 2025
- Grant issued28 October 2025
- Permission expiry27 October 2030
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