Limerick County Council grants permission for 99-home scheme at Clonconane, Old Cratloe Road, 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 18 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.

the construction of 99 no. residential units comprising of the following: 42 No. 2 storey, 3 bed, semi-detached units; 36 No. 2 storey, 4 bed, semi-detached units; 4 No.2 storey 4 bed detached units; 1 No. 2 storey, 3 bed detached unit and 2 no. blocks of 2 storey apartment units comprising 8 No. 1 bed apartments and 8 No. 2 bed apartments. Planning permissions is also sought for the construction of all associated site works to include: vehicular and pedestrian connections onto Old Cratloe Road (L3102), roadways, footpaths, green spaces, landscaping and boundary treatments, proposed biodiversity area, together with all associated drainage connection works and all ancillary site works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) & Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) accompanies this application