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New Road / Pennywell Road , & Old Clare Street , Limerick

CONDITIONAL

Planning 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 Timeline

  1. Application received

    25 Nov 2025

  2. Further information requested

    27 Jan 2026

  3. Further information received

    12 Feb 2026

  4. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    10 Mar 2026

  5. Decision due

    11 Mar 2026

  6. Appeal submitted

    27 Mar 2026

  7. 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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2360037CONDITIONAL30 Jan 2023

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