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Limerick County Council grants permission for 371-home scheme at Former Greenpark Racecourse, Dock Road, Co. Limerick
27 August 2026 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Limerick County Council planning register · published 1 September 2026
Limerick County Council granted permission on 27 August 2026 for a 371-home scheme at Former Greenpark Racecourse, Dock Road, an application first lodged on 3 July 2026.
Key facts
- Reference
- 267045
- Planning authority
- Limerick County Council
- Location
- Former Greenpark Racecourse, Dock Road, Limerick
- Received
- 3 July 2026
- Application type
- EXTENSION OF DURATION
- Homes
- 371
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision date
- 27 August 2026
In context
It is one of 78 housing scheme applications Limerick County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,577 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 27 August 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 371 residential units, proposed access road and two storey childcare facility. Original Planning Reference No. : 21/311588
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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Limerick County Council grants permission for 371-home scheme at Former Greenpark Racecourse, Dock Road, Co. Limerick", 27 August 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/limerick-city-and-county-council/267045
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/limerick-city-and-county-council/267045">Limerick County Council grants permission for 371-home scheme at Former Greenpark Racecourse, Dock Road, Co. Limerick</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 27 August 2026.</p>
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