Groody Road & Caisleán Na hAbhann , Kilbane Castletroy , Limerick
CONDITIONALPlanning application 2660089
Limerick - Limerick County Council
Proposed Development
a Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) on land situated between the Groody Road and Caisleán Na hAbhann, in the townland of Kilbane, Castletroy, Co. Limerick for a period of seven years. The development consists of 95 no. apartments, 22 no. houses and a Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) scheme comprising 309 no. student bedspaces. The apartment units are distributed across 4 no. separate blocks of 4.5 storeys in height and comprise (a) 18 no. 1 bed units; (b) 74 no. 2 bed units; and (c) 3 no. 3 bed units. The houses comprise 2 storey units including (a) 8 no. 4 bed units and (b) 14 no. 3 bed units. The PBSA scheme is distributed across 4 no. separate blocks of 5 storeys in height including provision of (a) 3 no. 7 bed apartments; (b) 36 no. 8 bed apartments; and (c) ancillary building service infrastructure at ground floor level in Block 1 including communal space, laundry faciliities and a meeting room. The development also includes (a) provision of a creche and (b) ancillary site development works including (i) car and bicycle parking; (ii) bicycle stands; (iii) 2 no. bicycle sheds; (iii) boundary treatments; (iv) public lighting; (v) water supply; foul and surface water drainage infrastructure;? (vi) ESB substation; (vii) temporary construction access; and (viii) landscaping. Vehicular and pedestrian access to the site will be from the Groody Road and Caisleán Na hAbhann. Planning permission is also sought for use of the accommodation, outside of student term time, for short-term letting purposes.??
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Application received
30 Jan 2026
Decision due
26 Mar 2026
Decision: CONDITIONAL
26 Mar 2026
Appeal submitted
10 Apr 2026
Appeal decided: CONDITIONAL
22 Jul 2026
Application Details
- Location
- Groody Road & Caisleán Na hAbhann , Kilbane Castletroy , Limerick
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Site Area
- 3.35 ha
- Floor Area
- 2684.8 sq m
- Residential Units
- 22
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 30 January 2026
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 26 March 2026
- Permission Expires
- 21 July 2031
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- ACP-324206-26
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Submitted
- 10 April 2026
- Decided
- 22 July 2026
Location
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