78-home scheme proposed at Hundred Acres East, Caherconlish, Co. Limerick

In context

It is one of 78 housing scheme applications Limerick County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,596 nationally. Of the 3,044 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 78% were granted.

What happens next

Anyone can make a submission or observation to Limerick County Council until 16 November 2026, for a fee of €20. Only those who make a submission can later appeal the decision. The council is due to decide by 7 December 2026, unless it requests further information, which stops the clock.

How to make a submission

The development description, as lodged

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

(1) the development of 78 residential units comprising of 10 no. two-storey semi-detached 4-bed units, 44 no. two-storey semi-detached 3-bed units, 16 no. two-storey terraced/ end of terrace 3-bed units and 8 no. single-storey 2-bed units. The development also contains site clearance, associated siteworks, car and bicycle parking, landscaped public open areas, public lighting, boundary treatments, connections to public waste water system and on-site attenuation/ SuDS. (2) change of use and Refurbishment and of Existing residential Houses at High Street (V94 E9V6 & V94 HT65) from residential to childcare usage. Works will include external parking, play areas, demolition of existing shed, new boundary to rear and fabric upgrade to the existing houses