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Bloodmill Road & Groody Road , Towlerton , Ballysimon Limerick

CONDITIONAL

Planning application 211740

Limerick - Limerick County Council

Proposed Development

development at this c.3.29ha site, located at Bloodmill Road and Groody Road. The site is bounded by Bloodmill Road to the south-west, the Garryglass Roundabout to the south, the newly constructed lin road(permitted under Limerick City & County Council Ref. 19/546) to the north-east and Groody Road to the south-east. The development will consist of a new c.19,405sqm hospital over 2 to 4 no. storeys, with plant(c.3,100sqm) at roof level and associated c.504sqm 2no. storey energy centre. The proposed development will provide a 79no. bed hospital, with both in-patient and out-patient facilities and treatment rooms. The principal access and egress to the site will be from Groody Road to the south-east. Service access is proposed from the newly constructed link road in the north-east corner of the site with associated service egress point to the south-west onto Bloodmill Road. Pedestrian and cyclist access is provided from Groody Road and from the new link road. The development will also include ancillary administration offices, laboratories, patient pharmacy, oratory, operating theatres, staff and patient facilities including a staff and patient restaurant, car park at surface level with motorbike and cycle parking spaces, EV charging facilities, payment kiosks and security barriers. The development will also include signage, including 3no. signage totems, internal wayfinding, c.13sqm security cabin, public lighting, plant and associated screening, including gas infrastructure tank and vacuum insulated evaporator compound, all piped infrastructure and ducting, 1no. ESB substation, 3no. attenuation tanks, rainwater harvesting tanks, SUDs including green roof provision, services provision, boundary treatments, waste marshalling compound storage area, hard and soft landscaping, changes in level, internal roads and paths including vehicle set down areas, and all associated site development works above and below ground

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    15 Dec 2021

  2. Further information requested

    16 Feb 2022

  3. Further information received

    14 Apr 2022

  4. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    10 May 2022

  5. Decision due

    11 May 2022

  6. Grant issued

    14 Jun 2022

Application Details

Location
Bloodmill Road & Groody Road , Towlerton , Ballysimon Limerick
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Limerick County Council

Timeline

Registration Date
15 December 2021
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
10 May 2022
Grant Date
14 June 2022
Permission Expires
13 June 2027

Location

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