St. Philomena's , South Circular Road , Limerick
N/APlanning application 2561192
Limerick - Limerick County Council
Proposed Development
a change of use and redevelopment of St Philomena’s (former School) from Community Church / Education use to Student Accommodation use which will comprise 4 no. 1 bed apartments and 6 no. studio apartments within the footprint of the existing buildings. The proposed development includes the following works ; a. Conservation and redevelopment of the existing St Philomena’s buildings. b. Partial demolition and alteration of some existing structure / elements and replacement with new structure / elements in the existing buildings. c. Construction of new works and services within the existing buildings. d. Construction of a new single storey Bin Store, new external Escape Staircase and Access Ramps e. Installation of roof mounted PV Solar Panels. f. Landscaping works. g. Connection to and reuse of existing site services. h. All associated site development works. The proposed development consists of works to the existing buildings and within the curtilage of St. Philomena’s (former School), which is a Protected Structure (ref no. 3372) in the Limerick Record of Protected Structures, Limerick City Development Plan 2022-2028
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Application received
17 Nov 2025
Application withdrawn
19 Jan 2026
Decision due
20 Jan 2026
Application Details
- Location
- St. Philomena's , South Circular Road , Limerick
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Site Area
- 0.18 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 17 November 2025
- Status
- WITHDRAWN
- Decision
- N/A
- Decision Due
- 20 January 2026
- Withdrawn
- 19 January 2026
Location
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