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2360712

CONDITIONAL

Limerick - Limerick County Council

Proposed Development

the redevelopment of an existing sports pitch to include 1 no. full size, grass rugby playing pitch, a smaller ‘training/warm up’ grassed area, an immediately adjacent changing rooms building, an additional surface water drainage system connecting to the existing campus system, a foul sewer connection from the changing rooms building to the adjacent existing campus system, a potable water connection, short lengths of ball catching nets, installation of a replacement ESB pylon to facilitate the undergrounding of overhead power lines, ground levels reconfiguration for sports field redevelopment and flood water compensation reasons, low level embankment screen populated with native hedge and woodland planting, bio-filtration, vegetated ponds and associated civil works, on UL campus grounds located in the townland of Castletroy, Co. Limerick, just to the east of Kilmurry Student Village and immediately north of the Troy Studio lands on the National Technology Park campus. The proposed development is located adjacent to a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and part of the lands are contained within an Architectural Conservation Area (ACA). A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    28 Sept 2023

  2. Decision due

    22 Nov 2023

  3. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    22 Nov 2023

  4. Grant issued

    2 Jan 2024

Application Details

Location
East of Kilmurray Student Village north of Troy Studio Lands , National Technology Park Campus , University of Limerick Castletroy Limerick.
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Limerick County Council
Site Area
4.856 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
28 September 2023
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
22 November 2023
Grant Date
2 January 2024
Permission Expires
1 January 2029

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