Changes sought to permitted 92-home scheme at Knockhill, Ennis Road, Co. Limerick

In context

It is one of 77 housing scheme applications Limerick County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,557 nationally. Of the 3,030 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% were granted.

What happens next

The five-week window for public submissions has closed. The council is due to decide by 31 March 2025, unless it requests further information, which stops the clock.

The development description, as lodged

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

Extension of Duration for Planning Ref.: 19/970: a residential development comprising 92 no. residential units, (2 no. detached houses, 22 no. semi-detached houses, 12 no. terrace houses, 12 no. duplex units and 1 no. 6 storey apartment block over basement, comprised of 44 no. apartments, (with basement parking) attenuation pond, landscaping, boundary treatments, including connection to existing services and vehicle parking all accessed via a new entrance onto the Ennis road and all ancillary site development works. The application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Assessment