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CONDITIONAL

Limerick - Limerick County Council

Proposed Development

development for a nursing home at a site of c.1.3ha, in the south-eastern part of the former Greenpark Racecourse, Dock Road, Limerick. The proposed nursing home will be accessed via Log na gCapall, via an existing access point. The development will be 4 storeys in height with a total gross floor area of c.5,237sq m, consisting of 123no. rooms, comprising 126no. bedspaces (120 no. single rooms and 3 no. double rooms) and ancillary facilities, including 777 sq m of day space. The development will also consist of soft and hard landscaping including 2,954 sq m of open space; 32 no. surface car parking spaces (including 3 no. electric parking spaces); bicycle parking; internal roads and pathways; boundary treatment including sloped embankments; SUDS measures including green roof; piped infrastructural services and connections; plant; revised tie in arrangements to Log na gCapall (including road widening); waste management provision; public lighting; earthworks; and all site development and excavation works above and below ground. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    31 Aug 2021

  2. Further information requested

    21 Oct 2021

  3. Further information received

    15 Jul 2022

  4. Decision due

    8 Sept 2022

  5. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    8 Sept 2022

  6. Appeal submitted

    3 Oct 2022

  7. Appeal decided: CONDITIONAL

    16 May 2024

Application Details

Location
South-Eastern part of the former Greenpark Racecourse , Dock Road , Limerick
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Limerick County Council

Timeline

Registration Date
31 August 2021
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
8 September 2022
Permission Expires
15 May 2029

An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal

Appeal Reference
314754-22
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Submitted
3 October 2022
Decided
16 May 2024

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