Limerick County Council grants permission for 139-home scheme at Rathmale, Mungret, Co. Limerick

In context

It is one of 77 housing scheme applications Limerick County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,561 nationally. Of the 3,032 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 26 May 2025. 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.

a Large-Scale Residential development. The provision of a total of 139no. residential units along with the provision of a creche. Particulars of the development comprise as follows: (a) Site excavation works to facilitate the proposed development to include excavation and general site preparation works. (b) The provision of a total of 79no. 2 storey residential dwellings which will consist of 60no. 3 bed units and 19no. 4 bed units. (c) The provision of a total of 60no. apartments/duplex units consisting of 10no.1 bed units, 45no. 2bed units and 5no. 3bed units. The apartment blocks 1 & 2 range from a height of 3 storey to four storeys in height and incorporate bicycle storage and bin storage at ground level within the building. The duplex units range in height from 2 storey to 3 storey. (d) Provision of a 2 storey creche. (e) Provision of associated car parking at surface level via a combination of in-curtilage parking for dwellings and via on-street parking for the creche and apartment units. (f) Provision of electric vehicle charge points with associated site infrastructure ducting to provide charge points for residents throughout the site. (g) Provision of associated bicycle storage facilities at surface level throughout the site and bin storage facilities. (h) Provision of associated open space areas, residential communal open space areas to include formal play areas along with all hard and soft landscape works for private gardens and amenity spaces along with public lighting, planting and boundary treatments to include boundary walls, railings & fencing along with a boundary wall and railings alongside the N69 road. (i) Provision of an entrance and associated upgrade works from the N69 road to include for associated works. (j) Provision of 1no. ESB substation. (k) Internal site works and attenuation systems to include for a hydrocarbon and silt interceptor on the storm network prior to discharge to the storm outfall pipe from the site. (l) All ancillary site development/construction works to facilitate foul, water and service networks for connection to the existing foul, water and ESB networks. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared and accompanies this application. The application may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.mungretlrd.com