Towlerton, Ballysimon, Limerick
Planning application 2560063
DecisionConditional grant
Decided25 March 2025
Application typePERMISSION
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Nearby precedent
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- 2560219Revisions to the development permitted under Planning Register Reference Number 22/950, comprising of alterations to the permitted Building C, including internal modifications to the central vertical circulation, internal changes / amalgamation to the retail units at ground-floor level, and revisions to design of the elevations. The proposed works will replace the 9 retail units with 5 retail units / 0.1 km away / 13 May 2025Granted
- 22950A development that will consist of/consists of: Building A: The provision of a single storey discount foodstore including off license use with gross floor area of 2,205 sq.m as well as roof mounted plant and solar panels. (Net retail area: 1,408 sq.m). Building B: A single-storey café building with external seating area (gross floor area - 150 sq.m). Building C: A 3 no. storey building comprising 6 no. commercial units at ground floor area to accommodate Shop use (Class 1) or Office/Professional/Financial Services use (Class 2) or Office use (Class 3) or Medical use (Class 8) (gross floor area 625 sq.m). First and second floors consist of office floorspace including circulation space with entrance at ground floor (gross floor area 1,545 sq.m). Building D: A 6 no. storey building comprising 4 no. commercial units at ground floor to accommodate Shop use (Class 1) or Office/Professional/Financial Services use (Class 2) or Office use (Class 3) or Medical use (Class 8) (gross floor area of 786 sq.m). The upper five floors comprise 38 no. apartments, with entrance at ground floor, (gross floor area of 3,900 sq.m), as follows: (a) 10 no 1-bedroom apartments, (b) 26 no 2-bedroom apartments, (c) 2 no 3-bedroom apartments. Provision of signage for Buildings A, B, C & D (130.9 sq.m). Provision of pedestrian and vehicular access, 172 no. car parking spaces including 6 no. disabled bays, 6 no. family bays, 142 no. cycle spaces, public realm area with street furniture, residents' communal open space, site landscaping, public lighting, boundary treatments, EB substation (24 sq.m), external bin storage areas (56.5 sq.m) and all other site development works and services ancillary to the proposed development / 0.1 km away / 01 August 2023Granted
- 19546A new public road, 637m in length, with footpaths and cycle tracks, public lighting, landscaping and ancillary main services within the roadway, from the City East Roandabout on Groody Road across the 'Towlerton Development Lands' to the north-western boundary of the lands; surface water drainage system for the new road consisting of 3 no. underground attenuation tanks and ancillary services, and disposal to 2 existing streams and to an existing surface water manhole adjacent to City East Roundabout; new foul gravity rising mains and new watermain along the length of the new road; abandonment of existing 800mm asbestos cement watermain on the development lands and provision of new watermain in lieu; demolition of existing buildings on the development lands comprising a two-storey house and associated sheds and out-buildings; relocation of an existing bus stop from the south to the north of City East roundabout on Groody Road and associated diversion of existing cyclepaths and footpaths; new cyclepaths and footpaths to accommodate future widening of Groody Road; widening of southern entrance to and northern exit of City East Roundabout on Groody Road and amendment of road markings at the roundabout. All works to occur on the public domain or on the ‘Towlerton Development Lands’ only. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement / 0.1 km away / 13 November 2019Granted
- 191061Construction of a part three storey, part two storey post primary school, (Roll No. 68309N) including PE hall, 4 classroom Special Educational Needs Unit and all ancillary site works. The proposed development also incorporates associated car parking, access road, drop off areas, pedestrian access, bicycle lane, construction of external ball courts, landscaping, connection to public services, ESB sub-station and all associated siteworks. The development also includes a section of public road, footpaths, cycle track, landscaping, public lighting, mains services and relocated bus stop / 0.2 km away / 09 April 2020Granted
- 23102The construction of a new 5-storey (5,529sq.m. approx.) Medical Building with plant at roof level, accommodating Medical Diagnostics (including X-Ray Screening / Diagnostics and PET CT), Medical Consulting Rooms and Treatment Rooms, offices, service areas, circulation, storage, refuse management, ESB substation and switchroom. The development will also include staff and patient facilities, including car park at surface level providing 97 no. car parking spaces and 56 no. cycle parking spaces with secure, covered bicycle parking stands, EV charging facilities, car park access barrier, internal roads and paths including vehicle set down area; signage comprising building signage and 2 no. signage totems; public lighting, boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping, connection to existing water and waste-water services, new surface water outfall to existing drain and all related site development works and excavation works above and below ground. Vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist access to and egress from the site will be via the newly constructed link road (Towlerton Distributor Road, permitted under Limerick City & County Council Register Reference No. 19/546). The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement / 0.3 km away / 19 July 2023Granted
- 2660089A Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) on land situated between the Groody Road and Caisleán Na hAbhann, in the townland of Kilbane, Castletroy, Co. Limerick for a period of seven years. The development consists of 95 no. apartments, 22 no. houses and a Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) scheme comprising 309 no. student bedspaces. The apartment units are distributed across 4 no. separate blocks of 4.5 storeys in height and comprise (a) 18 no. 1 bed units; (b) 74 no. 2 bed units; and (c) 3 no. 3 bed units. The houses comprise 2 storey units including (a) 8 no. 4 bed units and (b) 14 no. 3 bed units. The PBSA scheme is distributed across 4 no. separate blocks of 5 storeys in height including provision of (a) 3 no. 7 bed apartments; (b) 36 no. 8 bed apartments; and (c) ancillary building service infrastructure at ground floor level in Block 1 including communal space, laundry faciliities and a meeting room. The development also includes (a) provision of a creche and (b) ancillary site development works including (i) car and bicycle parking; (ii) bicycle stands; (iii) 2 no. bicycle sheds; (iii) boundary treatments; (iv) public lighting; (v) water supply; foul and surface water drainage infrastructure;? (vi) ESB substation; (vii) temporary construction access; and (viii) landscaping. Vehicular and pedestrian access to the site will be from the Groody Road and Caisleán Na hAbhann. Planning permission is also sought for use of the accommodation, outside of student term time, for short-term letting purposes.?? / 0.3 km away / 26 March 2026Granted
- 2560324The minor alterations to development permitted under LCCC Reg. Ref. 21/1740 and amended under Reg. Ref. 24/60133, which allowed for the development of a 99 no. bed hospital (ranging in 2 to 4 no. storeys), with both in-patient and out-patient facilities and treatment facilities, with the site being under active construction. Retention works relate to minor changes to the north, east, south and west elevations of the Main Hospital Building permitted building parapet height (the increase in height ranging from 100 mm to 340 mm). The new maximum building height is 34.8 m OD; Retention works also relate to addition of louvres to curtain walling on north elevation of main hospital building. Retention works also relate to the north, east, south and west elevations of the Energy Centre Building as follows: Increase of permitted height from (increase in height ranging from 310 mm to 1,650 mm). The new maximum building height is 19.86 m OD. Retention works also relate to amendments to louvre scale and layout to all elevations of the Energy Centre Building. In addition, other retention works which relate to the site layout include reconfiguration of permitted car parking facilities (with no change to overall parking quantum), to facilitate traffic barrier installation; Omission of 3 no. front gates (1 no. vehicular and 2 no. pedestrian) and reorganisation of permitted pedestrian layouts and associated changes to the permitted landscaping plan; Relocation of parking pay station in carpark; Changes in Level; Revised layout to permitted Gas Skid and omission of traffic barriers to southern boundary / 0.4 km away / 04 June 2025Granted