150-home scheme proposed at Newcastle West, 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 five-week window for public submissions has closed. The council normally decides within eight weeks of the application being lodged, 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.

a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising 150 dwelling units in a mixture of 2 storey houses, 3 storey duplexes and 4 storey apartment buildings, a childcare facility, and a temporary wastewater treatment facility. The proposed houses shall comprise 20 no. 2 storey, 4 bedroom, semi-detached houses; 10 no. 2 storey, 3 bedroom, semi-detached houses; 1 no. 2 storey, 4 bedroom detached house; 54 no. car parking spaces provided on-curtilage. The proposed duplexes, accommodated in a 3 storey terrace, shall comprise 5 no. 3 bedroom units at ground & first floor; 5 no. 1 bedroom units at second floor; all with own door access; 10 no. car parking spaces provided on-curtilage. The proposed apartments accommodated in 3 no. 4 storey buildings, shall comprise of 47 no. 1 bedroom units, 62 no. 2 bedroom units, together with 121 no. allocated and visitor car parking spaces, 2 no. bin stores, ESB substation building, and indoor bicycle parking spaces in each apartment building. A childcare facility is proposed within the ground floor of one of the apartment blocks, Block 2, comprising a GIFA of approx. 425m2. The proposed development also comprises all ancillary site development works, landscaping and boundary treatment, pumping station, bicycle parking, motorcycle parking, including a new vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access point off Woodfield Grove; temporary waste water treatment plant and public open space comprising 5,705.9m2. All planning application documentation and information is available to view online at the following website set up by the Applicant: https://www.ncwurbanextensionlrd.eu