Limerick County Council grants permission for 86-home scheme at Clonconane, Co. Limerick

In context

It is one of 78 housing scheme applications Limerick County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,573 nationally. Of the 3,037 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 16 June 2026. 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.

minor alterations to a previously permitted 86 No. unit-residential development (Ref. number 22/817). These alterations are necessary to achieve full compliance with the planning conditions set out in previous granted application and are listed as follows: a) General alterations to proposed Site Layout, in accordance with the conservation requirements respective of the archaeological heritage of the site, as identified in the drawings attached to this application. b) Alterations to previous schedule of accommodation resulting from the aforementioned changes to the site layout. The new arrangement for the proposed 86 No. residential units will consist of: - 38 No. House units comprised of: 4No. 1-storey/2-bed/end-terrace units; 7No. 1-storey/2-bed/mid-terrace units; 8No. 2-storey/2-bed/end-terrace units; 9No. 2-storey/2 -bed/mid-terrace units; 2No. 2-storey/2-bed/semi-detached units; 4No. 2-storey/3-bed/end-terrace units; 4No. 2-storey/3-bed/mid-terrace units; - 48 No. Apartment units, organised within 2 No. three-storey apartment blocks, each consisting of: 8 No. 1-bed and 8 No. 2-bed apartment units at ground floor level; 8 No. 1-bed and 8 No. 2-bed apartment units at first floor level; 8 No. 1-bed and 8 No. 2-bed apartment units at second floor level. Permission is also sought for the installation of all necessary and associated site works to include vehicular and pedestrian connections to public roundabout, on Pass Road, roadways, footpaths, green spaces, landscaping, boundary treatments and bin/bicycle storage areas, together with all associated drainage connection works and all ancillary site works