Mary Immaculate College Campus, South Circular Road, Limerick
- 22 Dec 2023Received
- 23 Feb 2024Conditional
- 22 Jul 2029Permission expires
- Status
- Appeal decided — granted
- Decision
- Conditional · 23 Feb 2024
- Council
- Limerick City and County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 7,955 m²
What’s proposed
development on this c. 0.79 ha site, on lands at the library and educational complex, within the Mary Immaculate College Campus, South Circular Road, Limerick, V94 4D85. The proposed development is within the curtilage of a number of protected structures (including RPS Refs. 3364, 3365, 3366, 3367, 3368, 3369.) The development will consist of the redevelopment of the existing library and educational complex building with a new 4 no. storey library and learning and resources centre (4,955 sqm) over a 1 no. storey basement and all associated teaching and pupil facilities. The development includes the substantial demolition of the existing library and educational complex building (c. 2,559 sqm of the existing building to be demolished with the c. 309 sqm lecture theatre to be integrated into the new complex). The development will also include the provision of a refurbished public plaza to the south-west of the proposed library; tree removal and replacement; hard and soft landscaping; piped infrastructure and ducting; ancillary ramps and stairs; bollards; reorganisation and enhancement of existing parking facilities; ESB substation; PV panels; changes in level; SuDS features; public lighting; CCTV; plant; signage; and all ancillary site development and excavation works above and below ground
2360965 is a planning application to Limerick City and County Council for development on this c. 0.79 ha site, on lands at the library and educational complex, received on 22 Dec 2023; permission was granted with conditions on 23 Feb 2024.
Planning details
- Reference
- 2360965
- Local authority
- Limerick City and County Council
- Status
- Appeal decided — granted · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 22 Dec 2023
- Observations close
- 6 Feb 2024 (closed 968 days ago)
- Decision due
- 24 Feb 2024 · decided 23 Feb 2024
- Decision
- Conditional on 23 Feb 2024
- Proposed development
- development on this c. 0.79 ha site, on lands at the library and educational complex, within the Mary Immaculate College Campus, South Circular Road, Limerick, V94 4D85. The proposed development is within the curtilage of a number of protected structures (including RPS Refs. 3364, 3365, 3366, 3367, 3368, 3369.) The development will consist of the redevelopment of the existing library and educational complex building with a new 4 no. storey library and learning and resources centre (4,955 sqm) over a 1 no. storey basement and all associated teaching and pupil facilities. The development includes the substantial demolition of the existing library and educational complex building (c. 2,559 sqm of the existing building to be demolished with the c. 309 sqm lecture theatre to be integrated into the new complex). The development will also include the provision of a refurbished public plaza to the south-west of the proposed library; tree removal and replacement; hard and soft landscaping; piped infrastructure and ducting; ancillary ramps and stairs; bollards; reorganisation and enhancement of existing parking facilities; ESB substation; PV panels; changes in level; SuDS features; public lighting; CCTV; plant; signage; and all ancillary site development and excavation works above and below groundAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 7,955 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Nearby 61 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years
- GrantedSt. Endas , South Circular Road , Limerick
- Granted4 Mount Gerard Court , South Circular Road , Limerick
- GrantedRosbeg , Summerville Avenue , South Circular Road Limerick.
- GrantedWillowdale , South Circular Road , Limerick
- GrantedDock Road & Saint Alphonsus Street , Limerick
- GrantedBelmont 4 Mount Vincent View , O'Connell Avenue , Limerick
- GrantedUnits 7 & 8 Ashdown Centre , Courtbrack Avenue , Courtbrack Limerick.
- Granted3 St. Alphonsus Terrace , Quin Street , Limerick
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- RefusedRosbeg , Summerville Avenue , South Circular Road Limerick.
- CommencedNo. 3 Swanson Terrace , O'Connell Avenue , Co. Limerick
- GrantedThe Former Scoil Carmel , O'Connell Avenue , Ballinacurra Limerick
- GrantedMayfair , 9 O'Connell Avenue , Limerick.
- WithdrawnSt. Philomena's , South Circular Road , Limerick
- GrantedBannatyne Mill , Ted Russell Dock Dock Road , Limerick
- WithdrawnBannatyne Mill , Ted Russell Dock Dock Road , Limerick
- GrantedInisfree , South Circular Road , Limerick
- CommencedCourt Brack , 2 Swanson Terrace , O'Connell Ave Limerick
- Commenced31 Southville Gardens , Ballinacurra , Limerick.
- GrantedUnits 7C 7D & 7E , Docklands Business Park , Dock Road Limerick
- GrantedSt. Clements College , South Circular Road , Limerick
- RefusedNo. 4 Mount Vincent Terrace , O’Connell Avenue , Limerick.
- CommencedKincora , 6 Mount Vincent View , O'Connell Ave. Limerick.
- GrantedUnit 4a & 4b , Docklands Business Park , Dock Road Limerick.
- WithdrawnUnit 4a & 4b , Docklands Business Park , Dock Road Limerick.
- WithdrawnSt. Alphonsus' Monastery , South Circular Road , Limerick
- CommencedAlverno , New Street , Limerick.
- GrantedNo. 3 Mount Vincent Place , O'Connell Avenue , Limerick
- GrantedScoil Mháthair Dé , South Circular Road , Limerick City.
- Granted7 , Lincoln Terrace , New Street
- GrantedKilbracken , Summerville Avenue , South Circular Road Limerick.
- GrantedAshdown Centre , Courtbrack Ave , South Circular Road
- CommencedNo. 7 St. Alphonsus Terrace , Quin Street , Limerick.
- Granted3 Fitzhaven Square , South Circular Road , Limerick
- Granted10 Verona Esplanade , O’Connell Avenue , Limerick
- GrantedThe Former Scoil Carmel O'Connell Avenue , Ballinacurra (Bowman) , Limerick
- GrantedDoonbeg , South Circular Road , Limerick
- Appeal decidedDoonea , O'Connell Avenue , Limerick
- GrantedScoil Mhathair De , South Circular Road , Limerick City
- Granted5 Mount Vincent Terrace , O'Connell Avenue , Limerick
- GrantedTurin , Summerville Avenue , Limerick
- Granted"Dun Mhuire" , South Circular Road , Limerick
- Appeal decidedWestbourne Student Residences , Courtbrack Avenue , Limerick
- CommencedAshbourne Avenue , South Circular Road , Limerick
- Granted34 Fitzhaven , Ashbourne Avenue , Limerick
- Withdrawn34 fitzhaven , Ashbourne Avenue , Limerick
- GrantedPunches Cross ,
- WithdrawnNo.7 Lincoln Terrace , New Street , Limerick
- GrantedDooradoyle to Limerick City - from east of Ballykeefe roundabout to Bishops quay via South Circular Road , Henry Street and Mill Lane
- CommencedNo.4 Mount Park , New Street , Limerick
- WithdrawnQuaker Meeting House Southville Gardens , Ballinacurra Road , Limerick
- CommencedNo. 3 & No. 4 Friends Terrace , New Street , Limerick
- Appeal decided1 Richmond Villas , Ashbourne Avenue/Ullard , South Circular Road Limerick
- CommencedNo. 3 Swanson Terrace , O'Connell Avenue , Limerick
- GrantedFormer Oil Terminal , Dock Road & Courtbrack Avenue , South Circular Road Limerick.
- Granted5 Friends Terrace , New Street , Co. Limerick
- Granted9 Alandale Orchard , Ashbourne Avenue , Limerick
- WithdrawnNo.7 Lincoln Terrace , New Street , Limerick
- GrantedLaurel Hill Avenue , South Circular Road , Limerick
- Granted5 Victoria Terrace , South Circular Road , Limerick
- GrantedNo. 3 Alphonsus Terrace , Quin Street , Limerick
- GrantedGlendochart , Ashbourne Avenue , South Circular Road Limerick
Homes nearby
- For saleInisfree, South Circular Road, Co. Limerick, V94 TEH4
- For saleSt Senans, South Circular Road, Co. Limerick, V94 VAA9
- For saleLaurel Hill Avenue, South Circular Road, Co. Limerick, V94 D272
- For sale12 Laurel Hill Court, Summerville Avenue, South Circular Road, Co. Limerick, V94 V2PF
- For saleWoodside, 1 Saint Bridget's Avenue, New Street, South Circular Road, Co. Limerick, V94 XNH4
- For sale8 Mount Gerard Court, South Circular Road, Limerick, V94 X01P
- For saleBella Vista, Laurel Hill Avenue, South Circular Road, Co. Limerick, V94 N6RH
- For sale32 Fitzhaven Square, Ashbourne Avenue, South Circular Road, Co. Limerick, V94 N1W3
- For saleShalom, South Circular Road, Co. Limerick, V94 Y5WP
- For sale14 The Orchards, Ashbourne Avenue, South Circular Road, Co. Limerick, V94 T3FR
- For sale7 Swanson Terrace, O'Connell Avenue, South Circular Road, Co. Limerick, V94 X7HP
- For sale28 Alandale Hall, Ashbourne Avenue, South Circular Road, Co. Limerick, V94 DX38
Appeal
The register records appeal ABP-319325-24 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
Education and Community Facilities: To protect and provide for educational, training and adult learning, community, healthcare, childcare, civic, religious and social infrastructure.
Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- NIAH-recorded building · 18
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 405829). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360965/0.
Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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