Limerick County Council grants permission for 84-home scheme at Southcourt, Raheen Dooradoyle, Co. Limerick

In context

It is one of 76 housing scheme applications Limerick County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,549 nationally. Of the 3,022 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 9 July 2024. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Limerick County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

development that will consist of: (1) The partial demolition of 1895sq.m of a building currently in use as the South Court Hotel and the construction of a 6 no. storey, 2 no. basement (a total of 8 levels) mixed use development on a 0.935ha site, which will be comprised of the following: (a) 84 no. residential apartments comprised of: (i) 42 no. 1 bed apartments; (ii) 39 no. 2 bed apartments; (iii) 3 no. 3 bed apartments. (b) 1 no. Childcare facility (139 m²) and as well as dedicated secure open space (111.35 m²); (c) The provision of internal residential amenity areas (330 sq.m) at first floor level which includes a gym and library; (d) 2 no. retail units (Unit A: 1602 m², Unit B: 45m²) with customer and staff carparking (2687m²); (2) The development of a new 1 no. storey & 1 no. basement ‘Hotel Link’ between the South Court Hotel and the proposed mixed-use development (870sq. m.) to include hotel reception, café and seating area, commercial kitchen, staff welfare facilities and an extension to the existing ‘Cream Room’ Bar (107 m²); (3) The provision of 149 no. car parking spaces (79 no. residential spaces at basement level with 70 no. customer spaces provided at lower ground floor level); (4) The provision of bike parking for 170 no. residential and customer bicycles with additional secured staff bicycle parking facilities located at lower ground floor level; (5) The provision of site landscaping (1343 sq.m) which includes communal open space and play equipment; (6) Road upgrades to the existing site entrance and upgrades to the footpath along the R510, R526 and upgrades to the existing surface car parking on the northern portion of the subject site; (6) Erection of signage on building façade (43.2 sq.m); (8) All ancillary site development works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development.