conversion / change of use of three storey convent building to accommodate 23 No…
Main Street , Doon , Co. Limerick
Proposed development
conversion / change of use of three storey convent building to accommodate 23 No: independent community living use apartments. The proposed works consist of the following: 1. The provision of a new entrance roadway to the east side onto main street (R505). 2. Removal of sections of boundary walls to main street. 3. Construction of a new car park. 4. Removal of later 20th century extensions. 5. Addition of two three storey end block extensions. 6. Provision of a commercial kitchen on the ground floor of the proposed east block extension. 7. Provision of seating in the east ground floor wing of the convent. 8. Provision of new door ope to southern courtyard to restaurant terrace. 9. Provision of PV panels on the south facing roof slope of the central convent block. 10. Alterations to the internal layouts. 11. Repairs to the historical fabric of the building. 12. All associated site works. Sisters of Mercy Convent Doon is on the NIAH (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) Schedule, Ref No: 21809006. The Convent building complex and curtilage is a candidate Protected Structure.
What happens next
Permission was granted on 26 Aug 2025. Third parties may appeal within four weeks; after that the permission is final and works can start once a commencement notice is lodged.
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