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17687

CONDITIONAL

Limerick - Limerick County Council

Proposed Development

the alteration and extension of the original hospital building to provide a Medical Short Stay Unit and Fractures Clinic located within the original hospital building Out Patients building including minor modifications to the hospital facades. The application site is located within an Architectural Conservation Area and there is an existing Protected Structure on the Hospital Campus (Hospital Chapel). No works are proposed to the Protected Structure as part of this application

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    18 Jul 2017

  2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    8 Sept 2017

  3. Decision due

    11 Sept 2017

  4. Grant issued

    12 Oct 2017

Application Details

Location
University Hospital Limerick , St. Nessans Road , Dooradoyle Co. Limerick.
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Limerick County Council

Timeline

Registration Date
18 July 2017
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
8 September 2017
Grant Date
12 October 2017
Permission Expires
11 October 2022

Location

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