Limerick County Council grants permission for 76-home scheme at 34-41 Catherine St., Co. Limerick

In context

It is one of 77 housing scheme applications Limerick County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,568 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 7 May 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.

construction of 76 apartments in total, including refurbishment and alterations to Nos. 35 and 37 Catherine St. Limerick (protected structures), refurbishment of and alterations to No. 36 Catherine St. Limerick, their conversion to ground floor one- bedroom apartments with two-bedroom duplex apartments over. No. 34 will be demolished and replaced by two no. 1 bedroom apartments. The existing stone arch at No. 34 Catherine St. will be retained and repaired. The development will also consist of the demolition of Nos. 38, 39, 40 and 41 Catherine St. Limerick and replacement with a residential development comprising 38 No. 2 bedroom apartments and 30 No. one-bedroom apartments, over six floors, the construction of a new semi-basement level with 11 car-parking spaces and secure bicycle store, ESB room, attenuation tank and plant rooms. At fifth floor level, a communal roof terrace and at sixth floor level a screened plant area, solar panels and lift core with an overall maximum height not exceeding 24.55 metres from semi- basement floor; external landscaping, lighting, underground services including drainage and ancillary site works at and to the rear of Nos. 34-41 Catherine St, Limerick. The development is located within an Architectural Conservation Area. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted with the aplication