New Road / Pennywell Road , & Old Clare Street , Limerick
CONDITIONALPlanning application 2561232
Limerick - Limerick County Council
Proposed Development
the demolition of existing showroom/sales building, storage sheds, single-storey derelict dwelling house and all other structures and boundary walls on the site; the construction of a new Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) multi-storey scheme with a total floor area of 3,309 square metres, ranging in height from four (12.75m) to six storeys (18.75m), to provide 115 no. student bed spaces (17 no. apartments) with 127 square metres of private open space; internal courtyard with cycle, pedestrian and emergency vehicular access only from Old Clare Street; bicycle parking (96 spaces); student reception, laundry room, staff office, plant room, internal communal space, bin store, and ESB substation; SUDS inclusive of Green Roof; alterations to footpaths and roads bounding the site at New Road/Pennywell Road and Old Clare Street; the creation of a designated set down area on New Road/Pennywell Road; connections to public services and utilities and all ancillary siteworks
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Application received
25 Nov 2025
Further information requested
27 Jan 2026
Further information received
12 Feb 2026
Decision: CONDITIONAL
10 Mar 2026
Decision due
11 Mar 2026
Appeal submitted
27 Mar 2026
Appeal decided: CONDITIONAL
28 Jul 2026
Application Details
- Location
- New Road / Pennywell Road , & Old Clare Street , Limerick
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Site Area
- 0.167 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 25 November 2025
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 10 March 2026
- Permission Expires
- 27 July 2031
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- PL-501062-LK-26.
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Submitted
- 27 March 2026
- Decided
- 28 July 2026
Location
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