Limerick City and County Council · 2561325
St. Mary’s National School, Bishop Street, Limerick
Approved in Mar 2026. No sign of building yet.
- 12 Dec 2025Received
- 12 Feb 2026Conditional
- 18 Mar 2026Final approval
- 17 Mar 2031Approval runs out
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Conditional · 12 Feb 2026
- Council
- Limerick City and County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 3,854 m²
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the refurbishment of the existing school, 2531m2, the construction of a new single storey extension for special education needs, 189m2 and demolition of an existing plant room, 64m2. The works will include the creation of 2No. playspaces at first floor level, with a new escape staircase within the courtyard, new hard and soft landscaping to include the upgrade of public realm at the Island Road entrance, and all associated site works
Planning details
- Reference
- 2561325
- Local authority
- Limerick City and County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 12 Dec 2025
- Observations close
- 26 Jan 2026 (closed 272 days ago)
- Decision due
- 14 Feb 2026 · decided 12 Feb 2026
- Decision
- Conditional on 12 Feb 2026
- Site area
- 3,854 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 9 · 500 m · 12 months
Distance
Time
- OpenGrove Island Development , Grove Island , Corbally Co. Limerick.
- Awaiting decision4 O'Dwyer Villas , Thomondgate , Limerick.
- WithdrawnReidy Park/Priory Park , Clancy Strand , Limerick.
- GrantedAssumpta Park , Island Road , Kings Island Limerick.
- GrantedAthlunkard St. , Limerick.
- Awaiting decisionVerdant Place , Castle Street , Limerick.
- Awaiting decision48-50 Mary Street , Limerick
- Appeal decidedThe Nook , Castleview Gardens , Clancy's strand Limerick
- GrantedUnit 5 Corbally Centre , Corbally road , Limerick.
- GrantedArd Na Gréine , 3 Castleview Gardens , Clancy Strand Limerick.
- GrantedTUS George's Quay Campus , Mary Street , Limerick
- RefusedUnit 3 , Grove Island , Corbally Co. Limerick
- GrantedMichael Street , Limerick
- GrantedWaterways Ireland Shannon Navigation , Limerick Navigation Abbey River and Shannon River (center point ITM easting 558124 northing 658029) and Park Canal (ITM Eating 559079 Northing 657734) , Limerick City
- Granted1-4 Toll Cottages , Verdant Place , Limerick
- WithdrawnReidy Park/Priory Park , Clancy Strand , Limerick.
- GrantedNo. 8 Athlunkard Street , Limerick
- RefusedThe Nook , Castleview Gardens , Clancy's strand Limerick
- WithdrawnReidy Park/Priory Park , Clancy Strand , Limerick.
- Withdrawn7 O'Dwyer Villas , Thomondgate , Limerick
- WithdrawnKings Island Primary Care Centre Island Road , Kings Island , Limerick.
- Awaiting decision35-39 Nicholas Street , Limerick.
- GrantedUnit no.1 and Unit no. 2 , First Floor Charlotte House , Charlotte's Quay Limerick.
- GrantedArdscoil Mhuire , College Park , Corbally
- WithdrawnReidy Park/Priory Park , Clancy Strand , Limerick.
- CommencedUnit 5 , Corbally Centre , Corbally Road
- Withdrawn13 Priory Park , Clancy's Strand , Limerick.
- Appeal decided46 Nicholas Street , Limerick , Co. Limerick
- Withdrawn12 Treaty Terrace , Thomondgate , Limerick.
- Granted23 , Sir Harry's Mall , Limerick.
- Granted2 Treaty Villas , Thomondgate , Limerick
- Granted'St Margarets' Island Road , Kings Island , Limerick.
- Commenced2 Priory Park , Clancy Strand , Limerick
- GrantedRiverside Early Childhood Centre , St Ita's Street King's Island , Co. Limerick
- RefusedNo. 46 Nicholas Street , Limerick
- Granted'The Cauldron Bar' , No. 33 Nicolas Street , Limerick
- GrantedPWC Ireland , One Bank Place , Charlotte's Quay
- GrantedPeters Cell House , Peters Cell , Off Bishops Street
- Granted2 Saint Francis Place , Bishop Street , Limerick
- Granted10 Thomondgate , Limerick
- Granted6 Michael Street , Limerick
- Granted11 Old Thomondgate , Limerick
- GrantedCircle K Corbally Service Station , Corbally Road , Corbally Co. Limerick
- GrantedThe Retreat , Castleview Gardens , Clancy Strand Limerick
- Refused40 Island Road , Limerick
- GrantedOCR Dental Ballsbridge , Charlotte's Quay , Limerick
- CommencedFlag Lane Sullivans Lane Curry Lane , Limerick.
- GrantedThe Curragower Bar , Clancy Strand , Limerick.
- Awaiting decisionMichael St Ellen St Rutland St Patrick St & Bank Place , Limerick
Homes nearby
- For sale42 Island Road, Limerick City Centre, Co. Limerick, V94 NY1Y
- For sale11 Saint Peter Street, Kings Island, Limerick City Centre, Co. Limerick, V94 PPT6
- For sale4 Arthlunkard Street, Limerick, Co. Limerick, V94 PF2K
- For sale29 Mary Street, Limerick, Limerick City, V94 RPP3
- For saleApartment 1, Watergate House, Charlotte Quay, Limerick City Centre, Co. Limerick, V94 PY19
- For sale6 Grove Island, Corbally, Co. Limerick
Zoning
M2 — Major town centre
The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.
Protections nearby 250 m
- NIAH-recorded building · 24
- Recorded monument · 84
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 | open |
Summary
2561325 is a planning application to Limerick City and County Council for the refurbishment of the existing school, 2531m2, the construction of a new single, received on 12 Dec 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 12 Feb 2026.