TUS George's Quay Campus, Mary Street, Limerick
Demolition of a storage building for a new two-storey education facility near Fanning's Castle.
2560879 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 2 September 2025
- Reference
- 2560879
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves demolishing a 736 sqm storage building to build a new two-storey education and research facility of 697 sqm. The site is within the curtilage of Fanning's Castle, a National Monument, and involves protected structures.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 697 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 change of use of existing storage building on mary street at to an education and research facility including demolition of existing storage facility 736 sqm and replacement with two storey education and research facility 697 sqm including office space, computer workstations, learning spaces and associated wc and changing facilities, a new entrance to mary street and new signage to mary street. Associated landscape works and improved public access to fanning’s castle from mary street are proposed with upgrading of existing mary street gates and boundary. The proposed building is within the curtilage of the national monument no. 383 known as fanning’s castle and the following protected structures: 21513070
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 Mary Street Apartment A, Limerick, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €242,000 | 55 m |
| 45 Mary St, Limerick, Limerick | Jan 2025 | €260,000 | 61 m |
| 2 Courthouse Lane, Limerick, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €292,000 | 70 m |
| 30 Mary St, Limerick, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €199,500 | 71 m |
| 29 The Hill, Bru Na Gruadan, Castletroyprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €295,154 | 111 m |
| 318 Abbey River Court, Sheep St, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €195,000 | 111 m |
| Apt 301, Abbey River Court, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €238,000 | 111 m |
| Apt 405, Abbey River Court, Sheep St | May 2025 | €236,000 | 111 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 received2 September 2025
- Further information requested22 October 2025
- Further information received6 May 2026
- Decision due2 June 2026
- Decision issued2 June 2026
- Grant issued6 July 2026
- Permission expiry5 July 2031
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