Limerick School of Art and Design-TUS Clare St. Campus, Old Laundry Building, Pennywell Road Limerick.
Conversion of a former laundry building into an education and research facility at the Limerick School of Art and Design.
2560848 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 25 August 2025
- Reference
- 2560848
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 August 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes changing the use of the former laundry building on Pennywell Road to an education and research facility. Works include upgrading external finishes, replacing roof finishes, installing new windows, signage, entrance canopies, and internal demolition for a new stair and lift core. The building is within the curtilage of protected structures.
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 change of use of existing former laundry building on pennywell road at tus limerick school of art and design clare street campus to an education and research facility including upgrading of existing external finishes, replacement of existing roof finishes, re-instatement of flat roof rooflight, new windows to pennywell road, new signage to pennywell road, new entrance canopies and replacement of existing windows. Interior demolition of existing stairs with proposed new stair and lift core and new internal finishes. The proposed former laundry building is within the curtilage of the following protected structures: 21514005, 21514003 & 21514006
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Pennywell Rd, Limerick, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €385,000 | 98 m |
| 3 Cathedral Court, Pennywell, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €285,000 | 117 m |
| 34 Flood St, Pennywell, Limerick | Jan 2025 | €189,000 | 135 m |
| T A A 1 Bar, Clare St, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €50,000 | 144 m |
| 13 The Gardens, Pennywell, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €331,000 | 151 m |
| 23b Keane St, Killalee, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €195,000 | 158 m |
| 6 Newcastle Terrace, Garryowen, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €165,000 | 163 m |
| 5 Keane St, Killalee, Limerick | Feb 2026 | €230,000 | 167 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 received25 August 2025
- Further information requested17 October 2025
- Further information received31 October 2025
- Decision due27 November 2025
- Decision issued27 November 2025
- Grant issued7 January 2026
- Permission expiry6 January 2031
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