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20395

CONDITIONAL

Limerick - Limerick County Council

Proposed Development

a) the removal of existing Eir surface car park(and single storey switchroom/shed c. 32.6 sq.m) and its replacement with the construction of a discount foodstore(to include off licence use) with a gross retail floor area of 2,434 sq.m(net retail area 1,250 sq.m) at ground floor level(with ancillary areas at first and second floor levels) all within a part three, part four storey building of c. 8,748 sq.m(including parking); b) 151 no. car parking spaces in 3 no. levels of multi-storey carparking(73 no. Aldi customer car parking at 1st and 2nd floor level, 69 no. car parking at rooftop level[Eir 67 no. spaces and Aldi 2 no. spaces]), 9 no. surface car parking spaces(for Eir) to rear as well as provision of 2 no. disabled parking spaces and 1 no. electric vehicle parking space on Roches Street; c) 2 no. vehicular access points from Roches Street(1 no. service access with gates and 1 no. vehicular access to multi-storey car park); d) Existing access at the corner of Cecil and Dominick Street is to be retained as service access; e) Provision of 432sqm of office space f) Erection of 2 no. single-sided internally illuminated gable signs on the north elevation, 1 no. single-sided, glass identification sign at entrance door(north elevation) and 2 no. double-sided, internally illuminated display signs(north elevation); g) All lighting, boundary treatment, engineering and site development works(including external plant with gantry) all on a site of c. 0.38ha hectares

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    18 May 2020

  2. Further information requested

    16 Jul 2020

  3. Further information received

    17 Dec 2020

  4. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    21 Jan 2021

  5. Decision due

    22 Jan 2021

  6. Appeal submitted

    16 Feb 2021

  7. Appeal decided: CONDITIONAL

    17 May 2021

Application Details

Location
Eir carpark , Roches Street , Limerick
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Limerick County Council

Timeline

Registration Date
18 May 2020
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
21 January 2021
Permission Expires
16 May 2026

An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal

Appeal Reference
ABP-309442-21
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Submitted
16 February 2021
Decided
17 May 2021

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